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Page created: 1st October 2000 Last updated: 31st August 2021
The FAME is a site devoted to the systematic and scientific study of flags and coats of arms. Such symbols often bear strong political and other messages. Inclusion of those symbols here does not mean that the author supports or approves of the ideas they may stand for.	This site is harvested for the NSK digital archives.

Map of the Šibenik and Knin County.

Sibenik and Knin County - Cities

Šibensko-kninska županija - gradovi

1. Šibenik
   • Šibenik, 1993 – 1998
   • Šibenik, ca. 1980
2. Drniš
3. Knin
   • Knin, – 199x
4. Skradin
   • Skradin, – 199x
5. Vodice
   • Vodice, 1996 – 2015
   • Vodice, 2009 proposal 1
   • Vodice, 2009 proposal 2
   • Vodice, 2011 proposal
   • Vodice, interim flag ca. 2009 – 2015

Since 1993 the Croatian legislation allows the units of local self-government (counties, cities and communities) to have their coat of arms and flag, however these may be legally used only after they are approved by a central state authority. The a flag of a city or community should be of a one colour field with the coat of arms in the centre or offset towards hoist. Some exceptions from this rule are tolerated for the cities with traditional flag established before these rules were made. The coat of arms must follow also a set of rules to be approved. Some cities and communities use unapproved designs nevertheless. See more on the approval dates. Prior to 1993 the coats of arms and flag were not regulated by state legislation.
The official bazon (heraldic descripton) of the coats of arms and descriptions of the flags are according to the approval text of the central state authority, other description according to other city documents.
In 1997 the communities of Skradina and Vodice were given city status, as well as Knin that was removed from Zadar and Knin County at the same time.

• Sibenik and Knin County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia
• Croatia - Medieval flags on Portolan Charts on 14th century flags of Šibenik

Šibenik

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The coat of arms of Šibenik originates in 13th century, and is preserved mainly on seals. It pictures the patron of the city Archangel St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil) wearing a white tunic and a red cloak, with his wings displayed, holding in his sinister a golden orb with a cross and in his dexter a golden spear with which he kills a black devil beneath him. The 1994 Statutes and 1993 Manual might be refering to an other artistic redention. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre. Table flags are vertical blue flags bordered yellow with the coat of arms in the centre, the city name in two arches above and branches of fig, olive and vine with their fruits below.

Šibenik, 1993 – 1998

Flag unknown.

While the current coat of arms is based on the depictions of St. Michael from the medieval stone carved seals preserved in the city walls, the coat of arms version used in the early 1990's is based on the oldest preserved seal of Šibenik from 1255, depicting St. Michael standing above the walls of the city. The artistic design of the coat of arms used in 1990's is probably the one refered in the 1993 budget designed by Duje Šilović, a designer from Split.
It seems that no flag with this coat of arms was used.

Šibenik, ca. 1980

No flag.

In the socialsit period the historical coats of arms of the cities depicting saints were depriciated and new symbols were being made. The one used by Šibenik depicted the panorama of the old city with fortresses, walls and the cathedral above the waves and with a large red five-pointed star in the base sinister. The shield was topped with the name of the city. No flag was reported for the period.

Drniš

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The coat of arms of Drniš is argent St. Rocco (Roch) clad argent and cloaked gules ensigned with an escallop or pointing to a sore on his leg and holding a staff with a gourd or and standing by him a dog argent reguardant holding in jaws a loaf or bread or. The charges refer to the legend on St. Rocco who fed a dog from a sore he made on his leg. The flag is red with the coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is red with the coat of arms, the name of the city above and the vine ornaments in the tails.

Knin

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The coat of arms of Knin in azure a lamb passant argent holding a cross-staff or an in the canton Zvonimir's crown or with stones gules. The coat of arms depicting a lamb in azure walking toward sinister on green grass base is the historical coat of arms of Knin recorded by Ströhl (without providing sources). The modern version added the cross of Agnus Dei and the Crown of King Zvonimir. The flag is red with yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre. The ceremonial flag adopted in 2006 is a red gonfalon bordered golden with fringe at the bottom. In the centre is the coat of arms, above it golden inscription 'Grad Knin' bordered with golden contour. In the tails are golden branches of vine and olive also bordered golden. A similar ceremonial flag was prescribed in 2001, differing only in the shape of the gonfalon, being a rectangle with trangular ending - probably was not manufactured.

Knin was a community in Zadar and Knin County, until 1997 when it gained status of a city and included in (since then called) Šibenik and Knin County. Before 1997 Knin was also capital of a kotar (district) of the same name including several other communities, but this organization never functioned properly as the area was occupied, and Knin was de facto capital of the Serb state formed from the parts seceeded of Croatia.

Knin, – 199x

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms used by Knin in the last half of the 20th century is a lamb passant in blue shield on green base, similar to that shown by Ströhl, 1904.

Skradin

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The coat of arms of Skradin is azure on a base vert St. Jerom kneeling to sinister holding a cross or infront a tower on a clif issuant from dexter argent. The flag is red with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. St. Jerom lived in 4th century and was supposedly born in Skradin (i.e. the Roman Scardona). His many beneractory deeds were recorded, including the translation the Old Testament into Latin text known as the Vulgata and he is revered in the region. The Croatian institute in Vatican is nowdays named after him. The depiction of St. Jerome appears in the historical seals of the city. Ströhl shows the saint kneeling and holding a cross, a lion laying to his right and clifs to his left, a church within a fence in the background and a sun in the chief.

Until 1997. Skradin had status of a community.

Skradin, – 199x

Flag unknown.

A design of a coat of arms matching the blazon in the Statutes was occasionally used in 1990's: "The coat of arms constitutes the figure of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church" including the inscription Skradin-Scardona.

Vodice

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The coat of arms of Vodice is azure a wellhead argent and in chief an olive branch vert fructed of six or. The wellhead typical for the region cants the city name. The flag is light blue with the yellow outlined coat of arms in the centre. Table flags are vertical versions of it.

Until 1997. Vodice had status of a community.

Vodice, 1996 – 2015

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The previous coat of arms of Vodice is blue bordered shield divided horizontally in yellow and light blue with a silver well bearing yellow shape of the church facade, above it a tower embattlements and in base a red bar above two white wavy lines or in an attempt to blazon it per fess or and azure overall well walls argent ensigned with a chuch or, in chief an embattelment also argent and in base a bar gules above two barrulets wavy argent all within a border of ultramarine. The symbolic of the elements was described so: the yellow field - olive oil, the blue field - sea and water, the well is a symbol of water after which the place got its name, the embatlements for the protection and history, the red bar for wine. The church shown is the Church of St. Cross built in 1421. The flag was ultramarine blue with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The yellow border was not described, but it was necessary to divide between the coat of arms blue border and the flag field.

Vodice, 2009 proposal 1

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Vodice, 2009 proposal 2

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The city became aware that its symbols adopted in 1996 were against the heraldic tradition and not conforming to the state regulations and started to prepare for adoption of the new symbols. After rejection of some proposals in 2008, the city published two proposals, asking its citizens for the opinions. One proposal is divided per bend by spiral division azure and argent and the other is azure a well argent. Each is accompanied with the flag proposal, being the banner of arms, in ratio 5:8.

Vodice, 2011 proposal

Flag unknown.

The 2010 concourse resulted with 37 entries from which the community selected 6 as suitable. Among them the prizes were eventually selected and the winning design depicting azure a wellhead proper over two bars wavy argent and in chief an olive branch vert fructed or. In 2012 a historical 1912 seal of the community was located in the state archives in Šibenik, depicting a monstrance, slowing again the adoption process.

Vodice, interim flag ca. 2009 – 2015

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When the process of acquiering a new set of symbols intensified the old flag was removed from the city assembly hall and ceremonial rooms, although it continued to be used at various sites outdoors. In its place a flag was set, probably as a temporary stand in: white vertical flag with inscription of the city name underlined with a curly ornament. Two version were used: a version with blue inscription and ornaments and the one with red ornaments and the full name inscription in two rows. The ornamental line cants the city name with the vawes and spirals, but also stands for the local folklore, since it is a variation of the traditional ornament from the men's headgear (the so called Šibenik cap).

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