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Page created: 1st October 2000 Last updated: 16th November 2011
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 Lika and Senj County.

Lika and Senj County - Cities

Ličko-senjska županija - gradovi

1. Gospić
   • Gospić, 1994 – 1999
   • Gospić, 1980 – 1990
2. Novalja
   • Novalja, 1993 – 1995
3. Otočac
4. Senj

The regulations on the local flags in Croatia require that a flag of a city or community be of a field of one colour with the coat of arms in the middle or offset towards hoist. Some exceptions from this rule are tolerated for the cities with traditional flag established before these rules were made, while some cities choose to ignore the regulations and use a flag of their liking. It may be that in time the latter exceptions would be replaced.
In 1997 the community of Novalja was given status of a city.

• Lika and Senj County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia
• Croatia - Medieval flags on 14th century flags of Senj

Gospić

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The coat of arms of Gospić is Gules a wolf rampant argent langued and armed of the first holding a sword erect argent hilted and pommed or. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a dark blue gonflaon with the coat of arms in the centre and the name of the city above in two arcs, with golden linden and oak branches below, ending triangularly with the fringe.

Gospić, 1994 – 1999

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Prior to adoption of the current symbols, the coat of arms of Gospić was prescribed so: per fess fimbriated or vert and chequy gules and argent and in chief or mountains azure, overall in dexter a church argent its belfry roofed sable. It shows the mountain ridges of Velebit with its summit Visočica in the centre. There are fourteen visible cheques of the Croatian historical coat of arms, while the green field symbolizes the economic basis of the city - agriculture and forestry. The façade shown is the Church of Annunciation, at the time the parish church in Gospić, today the Cathedral. The flag prescribed with this arms is blue golden fringed with the coat of arms in the centre of it.

Gospić, 1980 – 1990

No flag.

In 1979 the community of Gospić issued a competition for its coat of arms. The winning design was adopted in 1980, vert three barrulets azure superimposed with a rotational symbol argent, in chief a mullet of five gules and in base a Japodic hemet also gules. The stripes represent the three rivers of Gospić - Novčica, Lika and Bogdanica. The rotational emblem represents the rotational magnetic field and the electrical tourbines, honouring the inventor Nikola Tesla who was born in Smiljan near Gospić, the red star stands for the socialist system and liberation struggle. The bronze Japodic helmet preserves the ancient heritage of the region. Allegedly this helmet is origin of the modern traditional folk headgear. The flag was not adopted. The coat of arms was not used after 1990, although it was de jure replaced only in 1994.

Novalja

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The coat of arms of Novalja is Azure Christ’s' monogram or. The form of the cross with initial P is of a form found from early Christian remains in Novalja. P also stands for PAX (peace). The flag is white with the coat of arms in the middle.
The ceremonial flag is surprisingly not white, but dark blue with the coat of arms in the middle, name of the city above, vine and olive branches below and tails in the fly (the image is reconstruction based on description).

Until 1997. Novalja had status of a community.

Novalja, 1993 – 1995

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The coat of arms adopted initially in 1993 was per fess azure a Christ's monogram or and argent a bunch of grapes of the first, overall a bar or ornamented with "hooks". The blue field represents the sea, the white the rocky landscape, the cross is a copy of that from the Stomorica collection, and for the grapes it is stated that it represents the richness of the fields of Novalja, Barbat, Lun and Stara Novalja. The dividing bar is golden-yellow with the "hook" motif from the early Croatian era.
The flag was prescribed as white over blue bicolour with the coat of aqrms in its centre. The ceremonial version, for vertical hoisting, included golden outline and five indentations in the fly. (All image based on descriptions only.)

Otočac

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The coat of arms is Argent, a Lion rampant Gules crowned Or and in chief three Crescents of the second fesswise. The coat of arms is set in the middle of a red flag, in ceremonial banner containing also the name of the city above and two branches in golden yellow below. The name of the city is attributed "in Gacka", this being the name of the region. The two branches are of the two most representative trees found in Gacka - oak and fir.
The coat of arms is uses elements on the 1430 family arms of dukes of Frankopan (argent two lions rampant gules crowned Or holding together loafs of bread, Frankopans are much better know elsewhere by their 1330 coat of arms per fess Gules and Or, in chief a Mullet of the last) and crescents from arms of other ancient rulers of Gacka, the Vilić family (or an eagle crowned displayed sable overall on a bar argent three crescents gules, from Korjenić-Neorić armorial 1595.).

Senj

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The coat of arms pictures the saint patron of the city, St. George killing the dragon. In background there is a silhouette of the Fort Nehaj, made in such way as to associate to the Croatian coat of arms. The coat of arms is encircled in an ornament including floral and naval elements. The flag is a tricolour of colours derived from the coat of arms, according to the Central-European tradition. Such flag was in use in 17th century, according to written reports, but is not preserved today. Both coat of arms and the flag are apparently against the general rules set by the Ministry of Administration regarding the local symbols, but since those were adopted quite early they were allowed to stay.

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