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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 Koprivnica and Križevci County.

Koprivnica and Krizevci County - Communities

Koprivničko-križevačka županija - općine

1. Drnje
2. Đelekovec
3. Ferdinandovac
4. Gola
5. Gornja Rijeka
6. Hlebine
7. Kalinovac
8. Kalnik
9. Kloštar Podravski
   • Kloštar Podravski, 1995 – 1996
10. Koprivnički Bregi
    • Koprivnički Bregi, 1995
11. Koprivnički Ivanec
    • Koprivnički Ivanec, 2001 – 2008
12. Legrad
    • Legrad, 1994 – 1995
13. Molve
    • Molve, 1995 – 1996
14. Novigrad Podravski
    • Novigrad Podravski, 1995, 2001
15. Novo Virje
16. Peteranec
17. Podravske Sesvete
18. Rasinja
19. Sokolovac
    • Sokolovac, 1995
20. Sveti Ivan Žabno
21. Sveti Petar Orehovec
22. Virje
    • Virje, 1994 – 1995
    • Virje, 1994

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. Most of the communities follow this rule.
In 1993 the community of Koprivnički Bregi was formed and also in 1997 the communities of Kalinovac, Kalnik, Podravske Sesvete and Novo Virje, and in 1999 Gornja Rijeka.

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Drnje

1:2

The coat of arms includes thorns as canting: Vert a thorn branch issuant from base with three roses argent and in the chief of the last a wooden boat proper. The flag is blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.
There is a table flag used probably based on the ceremonial flag not mentioned in decisions, blue with the coat of arms in the middle, name of the Community above and four corn ears below, ending with a triangular fly.

Đelekovec

1:2

Đelekovec has a historical coat of arms: azure on a mount vert a soldier stantant with a blouse gules, trousers of the first and boots maroon holding in his dexter rised a sabre argent handled or and in his sinister a Turkish head couped. This originates from a seal from ca. 1820 and was coloured by Laszowski in his 1936 book. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

Ferdinandovac

1:2

The coat of arms is Vert St. Ferdinand haloed and holding a flag and sword all or and in base a bar argent. Of course, St. Ferdinand is the patron of Ferdinandovac. The bar in base represents river Drava, and green field around it stands for the fertile plains and rich oak woods of Ferdinandovac region. Ferdinandovac was named after the King Ferdinand V of Hungary/Croatia, a.k.a. Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, who built the town following then vanguard urbanistic principles
The flag is green with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

Gola

1:2

The coat of arms is Vert within border or an oak-leaf argent. The oak leave is said to represent the territory of the community between Drava and state border towards Hungary, Gola being one of the rare places where Croatia spreads on the other side of Drava on the whole its way between Međimure and Baranja. Green field and golden border stand for oak woods, pastures and corn fields of the region. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle.

Hlebine

1:2

The coat of arms of Hlebine is vert a rooster or armed gules standing on its left and holding a paintbrush also or in its right leg. The paintbrush is reference to the naive art of which Hlebine is famous world-wide. The rooser is not only the symbol of Podravina region but also a frequent element in the naive art paintings of the Hlebine school. Green field of the arms and of the flag is chosen for fertility of the region. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered golden in its centre. The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon bordered yellow ending in three triangularly ending tails with golden tassels, in the centre of it is the coat of arms topped with the name of the community in two lines above and an oak branch and a corn sheaf beneath.

Kalinovac

1:2

The coat of arms is or a privet bush vert fructed sable issuant from a mount of the second. The wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare L.) with its characteristic black berries is canting a community name (Cro. kalina). The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle bordered white. The ceremonial flag is blue gonfalon ending triagnularly with golden fringe with the golden bordered coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and with an oak branch and a sheaf of wheat below it.
Before the adoption of these symbols the community used unofficially an emblem ("coat of arms") showing St. Luke, a bull and a house with privet rising from it. This emblem was drawn by Ivan Lacković Croata, reknown naive artist from Kalinovac, and while the emblem is not of heraldic interest, it is among the notable works of the artist.

The community of Kalinovac was established in 1997, seceeding from the city of Đurđevac.

Kalnik

1:2

The coat of arms of Kalink is gules, on a rocky mount argent sticked a sword also argent hilted and pommed or around which are growing two branches of plum tree vert with two fruits azure each. The flag is red with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.
The community issued a decision on adoption in the official gazette in 2004, but retracted it as an errorneous issue, since the decision adopted was only a proposal to be given to the central authorities for approval. The proposed coat of arms was described as a shield containing a crown, a fortress, a sword, two plumbs and hills, fields and lowlands. The flag proposed is in ratio 1:2 divided diagonally in blue and gray with the coat of arms bordered white in the middle. The symbols were rejected by the central authorities, but served as inspitation for the finally adopted design.

In 1997 the community was formed by secession from the community of Sv. Petar Orehovec.

Kloštar Podravski

1:2

The coat of arms shows in a blue shield silver representation of the Holly Family in the Flight into Egypt with golden stars as halos. This is in fact depiction of a statue that standfs in the centre of Kloštar. The flag is blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre.

Kloštar Podravski, 1995 – 1996

1:2

The coat of arms adopted originally in 1995 showed the same figures in somewhat different artistic representation, set atop a silver postament.

Koprivnički Bregi

1:2

The coat of arms is Azure a Scallop Or and in base a Triple Mount issuant Vert. The scallop is called locally Peter's Ear and is an attribute of St. Rocco (St. Roch, Croatian Sv. Rok), the patron of the community. The mounts in base cant the name Bregi. Since 2001 the flag is prescribed in the Statutes yellow with the coat of arms in the centre.

The community of Koprivnički Bregi is established very soon after the reform in 1993 from parts of the city of Koprivnica and community of Novigrad Podravski.

Koprivnički Bregi, 1995

(1) 1:2

(2) 1:2

The originally adopted flag in 1995 had the coat of arms in the canton (1). The ceremonial flag (2) is also prescribed, of the same design but with swllow tailed fly end.

Koprivnički Ivanec

1:2

The coat of arms of Koprivnički Ivanec is Azure John the Baptist pouring water from a bowl over Jesus all argent issuant from the base. This is the detail from the interieur of the Barque church of St. John the Baptist in Ivanec. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

Koprivnički Ivanec, 2001 – 2008

1:2

The coat of arms of Koprivnički Ivanec described in the 2001 Statutes was Argent five Flames Gules. The flag was blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.
The five flames are said to represent five villages comprising the Community, and symbol of the Midsummer night’s bonfires (Midsummer day being celebrated with bonfires as the day of St. John, i.e. Ivan).
Thes descriptions were dropped from 2006 Statutes and replaced with the new symbols in 2008.

Legrad

1:2

The coat of arms of Legrad is the historical coat of arms Azure a fess argent in base a boat proper and in chief a mullet or and a crescent of the second. Such design is shown also in Laszowski, based on the seals from 1862 and 1908. The flag is blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

Legrad, 1994 – 1995

1:2

The coat of arms described in the 1994 Statutes is a variation of the historical design, with the bar set in bend, made of thin stripes, surrounded with thin parrallel stripes representing river, the boat in the bottom and the crescent and star coloured red in the top, with the year 1610 in top sinister and all toped with the inscribed name of the city. The year 1610 is allegedly the year when the coat of arms was granted. The flag is light bluje with the coat of arms in its centre. (Drawings reconstructed.)

Molve

1:2

The coat of arms of Molve is Azure over a bar argent a mill house of the same. The flag is blue with white bordered coat of arms in the centre of it. The water mill and the bar symbolize the river Drava and the economic activities linked to it, important for the establishment of Molve.

Molve, 1995 – 1996

1:2

The design adopted originally in 1995 included slightly different artistic representation of the mill and the bar was thin and wavy.

Novigrad Podravski

1:2

The coat of arms is Gules, a Castle with a Tower embattled Argent issuant from a Base Vert and on it a barrulet wavy of the second. The castle is the Baron Scholten Tower, and the wavy line refers to creek Komarnica. The flag is white with the coat of arms next to the hoist (as prescribed, but de facto in the centre of the flag).

Novigrad Podravski, 1995, 2001

(1) 1:2

(2) 1:2

The originally adopted flag in 1995 had the coat of arms in the canton (1). Since 2001 the Statutes prescribe the coat of arms "next to the hoist" (2), but the actual flags in use have it in the centre of the flag.

Novo Virje

1:2

The coat of arms of Novo Virje is Azure a St. Joseph's staff maroon fleury with three lilies argent. The flag is blue with white bordered coat of arms of Novo Virje.

In 1997 the community was formed by secession from the community of Virje.

Peteranec

1:2

The coat of arms of Peteranec is gules in a chevron issuant from the base argent a cornucopia, in the chief dexter a key or and in sinister a sword. The flag is white with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a white gonfalon ending triangularly bordered yellow and with golden fringe along the bottom, with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and below it a white scroll bearing a golden quill.

Rasinja

1:2

The coat of arms of Rasinja is the historical coat of arms of the Community, per fess and chief per pale, the first chequy gules and argent, the second azure three garbs or, and the third gules a mullet or and a crescent argent. It originates from the seal of 1865. The flag is white with the coat of arms in the middle.

Sokolovac

1:2

The coat of arms of Sokolovac is canting: "azure a hawk argent stantant on a triple mount vert". The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle. The Statutes since 2006 prescribe also a silver outline of the coat of arms in the flag, but this is apparently not used.

Sokolovac, 1995

1:2

The coat of arms and the flag in the original adoption decision show slightly different shield shape trhen the one used later.

Virje

1:2

The coat of arms of Virje is described as: In golden yellow triangular shield bordered red, a red cloak cut per bend. The cloak is St. Martin's cloak, St. Martin being the patron of Virje. The cloak has painted a white cross on the inside and it has a circular clasp on the dexter shoulder. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms set near the hoist. The coat of arms and the flag are consecrated on 11^th November 1994 on the Day of the Community - St. Martin's Day. The flag in the 1:2 ratio was prescribed in 1995.

Virje, 1994 – 1995

5:7

The flag adopted in 1994 was in a different ratio. The coat of arms was the same as used afterwards.

Virje, 1994

The coat of arms adopted initially in 1994 was gules a staff issuant from the base with two rooster feathers maroon between two eagle wings of the same and border vert. This is allegedly the historical coat of arms of Prodavić, as the place was called prevoiously. The flag was vertical, white with the coat of arms in the centre between a wattle and wheat ears.

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