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Croatia - subdivisions in Austria-Hungary until 1886 - Slavonian counties

Požega

Srijemska (Sirmien)

Virovitica (Vitovititz, Verőce)

With liberation of Slavonian regions from Turkish occupation three counties were established. They were all granted coats of arms and presumably all used flags, though not all are recorded.

Croatia - subdivisions in Austria-Hungary

Croatia - Historical Flags

Croatia

Požega

Capital: Požega

Adopted: 1797
Description of arms: Scutum videlicet caeruleum horizontaliter, seu transversim sectum, ac in superiore sui parte duos exhibens leones aureos, framen et sceptro decussatim positis, duas sustinentes coronas aureas, vexillo rubeo circa sceptrum a corona deorsum sinuatim fluitante, inferiori vero parte insigne regni Sclavoniae, nempe inter duos fluvios in tractu terrae virentis martem nativi coloris currentem exhibens; scuto incumhit corona vulgaris, circumferentia vero ipsius scuti exterior, hac epigraphe seu supcrinscriptione: Sigillum comitatus de Posega anno millesimo septingentesimo quadragresimo quinto incorporati circumducta conspicitur. (Grbovnica kraljice Marije Terezije, 26.02.1748.)
Sources: Julije Kempf, Požega - zemljopisne bilješke iz okoline i prilozi za povijest slob. i kr. grada Požege i Požeške županije, Požega, 1910., str. 244-245.
Mirjana Šperanda: “Zastave povijesne zbirke Gradskog muzeja Požega”, Gradski muzej Požega, Požega, 2003.

The coat of arms was granted to the community on 22 February 1748. and is based on the family arms of the count Peter Keglević de Buzin, the first County governor: per fess 1^st azure two lions rampant regardant the dexter holding a sable argent hilted, pommed and crowned or and the sinister holding a staff crowned or around which is curled a flag gules; and 2^nd azure on a fess sable between two barrulets wavy argent on a bar vert a marten proper passant. The shield is crowned and set within a baroque ornamented frame without supporters.
The county flag was made in 1797 for a volunteer unit formed by the county as part of the general insurrection against Napoleon. On the bluish silk on the obverse there is the coat of arms of the county within rich cartouche on pink background within a white ring inscribed “Vexillum comitatus de Posega anno 1745. incorporati”. The coat of arms is set in a landscape encircled with red curtain with chequy floor. On the curtains there are the coat of arms of Hungary, Bohemia and Dalmatia. On the reverse the oval medallion includes the painting of the Immaculate Mary standing on an orb and a crescent with an angel. It is inscribed “Patrona nostra anno 1797. insurgentibus asiste”. Since the dissolution of the county in 1924, the flag is preserved in Požega City Museum, and was renovated in 1994.

Virovitica (Vitovititz, Verőce)

Capital: Virovitica

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In use: since 1745 - 1785, 1790 - second half of 19th century
Source: Jelena Borošak-Marjanović: “Zastave kroz stoljeća, zbirka zastava i zastavnih vrpca Hrvatskog povjesnog muzeja”, Hrvatski povjesni muzej, Zagreb, 1996.

The flag is long red hanging flag with the county coat of arms in the middle. Above the coat of arms is motto Pro Deo Rege et Lege (For God, ruler and law), and below the arms is in Roman numerals year 1790 when the county was re-established and when the flag preserved in Croatian Historical Museum was made.

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