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Dubrovacko-Neretvanska zupanija - Southernmost county
including its capital Dubrovnik, and the parts around it in a
part of Croatia that has no land connection with the rest of it,
because of 4 km long Bosnian coast around Neum, and the part
north of it, around river Neretva (called Narent in old texts),
including port of Ploce - with strategic importance to Bosnian
convoys.
The flag of the county was briefly shown, but here is the
description: horizonatlly divided red over white with the Coat of Arms of the county: quatered, 1st and
4th: Dubrovnik - Barry Gules and Argent, 2nd: Neretva - Trupica
(kind of kayak) Argent on Azure, 3rd: Korcula - Azure, tower with
entrance Argent.
The actual flag that was showed was vertically hoisted, so the
shield was rotated 90 degrees.
Željko Heimer, 13 May 1996
The County of Dubrovnik and Neretva
(Dubrovac<ko-neretvanska z<upanija) adopted the coat of
arms and the flag on the county assembly session held on 29
February and 5 March 1996 (source 1). The decision became valid 8
days after publication in the official gazette (Sluzbeni glasnik
Zupanije Dubrovacko-Neretvanske), but I do not have the date of
its publication.
The Ministry of Administration approved the flag and coat of arms
on 19 April 1996. (source 2).
The Coat of Arms is: quartered, 1. and 4. barry of 4 gules and
argent (together giving 8 bars representing historical coa of
Dubrovnik); 2. Azure a _trupica_ with an oar Argent (trupica bing
a traditional small vessel used by people of the Neretva delta);
3. Azure a towers Argent (towers being a composition of several
tipical towers of the city of Korc<ula, on island of the same
name). The (fibriation) line bordering, lining and dividing
elements of the shield is prescribed black.
The flag is horizontal bicolour of red over white with the Coat
of Arms in the middle, bordered with golden line. The horizontal
dimension of the Coat of Arms is 1/5 of the flag length, and flag
is in ratio 1:2.
Sources:
1. Odluka o grbu, zastavi i danu Zupanije Dubrovacko-Neretvanske,
5 ozujka 1996. (Decision on the coat of arms, the flag and the
day of the County, 5 march 1996)
2. Rjesenje Ministarstva uprave, Kl. UP/I-017-02/96-01/15, Ur.
br. 515-04-03/1-96-1, 19. travnja 1996. (Approval of the Ministry
of Administration, 19 April 1996)
3. Grb i zastava Zupanije Dubrovacko-Neretvanske (uz Odluku o
grbu i zastavi Zupanije Dubrovacko-Neretvanske), Tajnistvo
Zupanije, Dubrovnik, prosinac 1995. (materials prepaired by the
county secretary for the assembly, December 1995)
Željko Heimer, 17 june 1999
According to the on-line official gazette of the County, there
is an aditional decision regarding the flag from 1998. Also I may
add some details regarding the 1996 decision, i.e. the issue of
the gazette when it was issued: Odluka o grbu, zastavi i
danu Županije Dubrovacko-Neretvanske, Dubrovnik, 5.
ožujka 1996. Službeni glasnik Dubrovacko-neretvanske
županije, br. 1/96.
The new decision is: Odluka o izmjeni Odluke o grbu, zastavi i
danu Županije Dubrovacko- Neretvanske, Dubrovnik, 8.
listopada 1998. Službeni glasnik Dubrovacko-neretvanske
županije, br. 8/98, 25. listopada 1998.
The new decision alters the article 9 of the 1996 decision
regarding the display order of flag when the flags of Croatia,
County and local communities are displayed together. Namely the
1996 decision apparently mixed up left and right side there
(prescribes that the county flag is set to the viewer's left of
the Croatian flag, to the viewer's right from a city or a
community flag, and when three are displayed then as viewed:
city/community-Croatia-County). This is, of course, just the
opposite as should be, and probably when it was noticed the 1998
decision was made to correct it (now prescribing that the county
flag is set to the viewer's right of the Croatian flag, to the
viewer's left from a city or a community flag, and when three are
displayed then as viewed: County-Croatia-city/community).
Željko Heimer, 20 March 2005
by Željko Heimer, 29 Febuary 2004
Watching the news today, I saw a celebration of the County Day
(St. Leopol Manic Day). There was visible ceremonial flag of the
Dubrovni and Neretva County which I was not aware of beofre. It
does not apear in the county legislation on coat of arms and flag
of 1996 on which I reported earlier, and it was probably made
afterwards. The ceremonial flag is vertical banner in gonfanon
form hoisted from a crossbar, divided horisontally red over white
with county coat of arms in the middle surrounded with floral
mantle of white and light blue and with three line red
inscription in base ŽUPANIJA DUBROVACKO NERETVANSKA, the
first word being somewhat smaller. The banner end in base with
three arched tails, the middle one being longer. There is silver
fringe all around. Overall ratio seemd at glance around 2:3 or
so.
Željko Heimer, 11 May 2002
The county secretary Ružica Miškovic, wrote on 19
Febuary 2004, informing me that the flag I described in my
request is indeed the ceremonial flag of the County. It was
designed and manufactured by Mladen Šlezak and prof.
Siniša Reberski (Academy of Arts, Zagreb), both from Zagreb.
It was manufactured in 1996. It is displayed only in ceremonious
occasions in the County assembly and similar appropriate events.
They send me a photo of the flag. It is a gonfalon with three
tails in the fly, divided into red over white with the coat of
arms within a heraldic floral mantle of azure and argent. The
year of the formation of the county '1992.' is inscribed above in
white numerals and the name of the county below in red letters in
three rows 'ŽUPANIJA/DUBROVACKO/NERETVANSKA' and the flag is
bordered in gold, fringed along the bottom and with three
tassels.
They also informed me that they established an other ceremonial
flag in 2002 - the ceremonial ecclesiastic flag of the
County, picturing the parton of the County, St. Leopold Bogan
Mandic, that is used during the religious ceremonies. The saints
day is also the Day of the County, 12th May. I believe that the
flag is also a golfanon that is used in processions (like the one
when I spotted the ceremonial flag in the first place), of red
field bordered and fringed golden and with a rectangular central
pannel with the picture of the patron saint.
Željko Heimer, 29 Febuary 2004
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