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image by eljko Heimer, 19 August 2004
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On the official web site of the County of Varadin, <www.varazdinska-zupanija.hr>,
some communities are represented with their coats of arms,
presumably those who have adopted them as yet.
Gornji Kneginec - Gules on a Mount Vert a Tower embatteled Argent
with a barred Window Sable from that is issuing a Hand
properholding Scales Or, in chief a Crown Or and overall a wreath
dexter three Mais Ears Or and sinister a Vine Branch Or. An
unusual one, there must be an interesting story behind it, alas I
don't know it (yet).
Population: 5,000 (Zemljopisni atlas Republike Hrvatske",
kolska knjiga, Zagreb 1993).
eljko Heimer, 15 Febuary 2003
As Tomsilav Sipek noticed, the Večernji list (Zagreb daily
newspaper) issued a story today in the regional issue for norhern
Croatia a story on the adoption of the new symbols for the
community of Kneginec Gornji. See <www.vecernji-list.hr>.
The adopted symbols are besed on the previous more complicated
symbols. The overcomplicated coats of arms was symplified in
lines with the heraldic practice introduced in the last decade in
Croatia. The flag is
(dark) blue with the coats of arms in the middle.
Also, on the community web site there is the story on the new
symbols (from some days ago when they were only final proposals):
<www.kneginec.hr>.
This story confirms that there in fact was a previous flag of the
community (and that it was not a monocoloured flag) together with
the coats of arms that I reported. The community find out an
appropriate way what to do with the old symbols - they have given
them to use for the local folklore society that shall continue to
use them and thuse preserve in a lively way a bit of the history.
eljko Heimer, 21 July 2004
The coat of arms of Gornji Kneginec adopted on 20th July 2004
is azure scales or and in chief two crowns also or. The flag is
dark blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.
The symbols refer to the events of 11th centrury when Emerick
inherited the Croato-Hungarian throne. He was in a feud with his
brother Andrew, known as Herzog Andrew II Arpad. After a battle
in which Emerick was victorious he locked up Andrew in the
Kneginec tower in 1204. However, soon Emerick died, but before
that he crowned his young son Ladislas, releasing Andrew to be
his guardian and regent. The scales as a symbol of Kneginec was
granted by Andrew as a symbol of justice for the people who cared
and helped him during his imprisonment. The two crowns refer to
the two royal brothers. The recently adopted symbols are
simplification of the previously unofficially used coat of arms.
Source: eljko Pavlek: "Općina Kneginec
Gornji dobila novi grb i zastavu - Simbol pravde Andrije II.
Arpadovića", Večernji list, 21.07.2004 Info Miroslav
Bubnjarić, Općina Kneginec Gornji, <www.kneginec.hr>,
11.08.2004.
eljko Heimer, 19 August 2004
Here is the reference to the decision adopting the current
symbols: Odluka o opisu i uporabi grba i zastave Opcine
Gornji Kneginec, 16.07.2004, Slubeni vjesnik
Varadinske upanije, br. 21/2004, 23.07.2004.
eljko Heimer, 16 October 2005
image by eljko Heimer, 19 August 2004
image by eljko Heimer, 24 July 2005
Coat of Arms
image by eljko Heimer, 15 Febuary 2003
Between 1997 and 2004 another set was used without approval
from the central government. Thanks to the info provided by Marko
Vitez, webmaster of the site <www.kneginec.hr> I may add
info on the matching flag. The flag used in the period 1997-2004
was of five stripes orange and white with the coat of arms set in
the canton. One may argue that the five-striped flag was inspired
with the similar flags of the city of Varadin
and the Varadin County.
Unfortunately, this was against the regulations and was not
approved by the Ministry.
eljko Heimer, 24 July 2005
I received info from Marko Vitez about the previous flag of
the community after he saw my initial drawing and after he was
digging a bit further in his community - apparently, his memory
of the flag being orange and white was errorneous and he corrects
it to red and white.
eljko Heimer, 16 October 2005