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Page created: 18th November 1996 Last updated: 24th June 2010
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Slovenia - Communities, part 1 (Ajd-Bra)

• Ajdovščina °
  • Ajdovščina, 1990
• Apače #
• Beltinci *
  • Beltinci, new symbols?
• Benedikt +
• Bistrica ob Sotli +
  • Bistrica ob Sotli, variant
• Bled *
  • Bled, 1996 – 2000
• Bloke +
• Bohinj *
• Borovnica *
  • Borovnica, 1995 – 2007
• Bovec *
• Braslovče +

Legend:
° communities formed before 1990's
* communities formed in 1995
+ communities formed in 1998
# communities formed in 2006
M civic communities since 1998

• Slovenia - Communities
• Slovenia

Ajdovščina

1:2 | 1:3 | 2:7

The emblem is of a modern design containing three green waves topped with a embattled wall remains outlined in silver (or black). Around the emblem is inscribed name of the community. The emblem represents the "cold river" Hubelj flowing under remains of the Roman fortification. The seven-towered Roman fort named by them Castrum ad Fluvium Frigidum (i.e. Castle at the Cold River) is still remaining in the centre of the town. The flag in use is white with silver pattern based on the emblem. In the lower half is set the the emblem with the outlines and inscriptions in black. For general use several similar 1:2 versions are prescribed, but loger 1:3 and 2:7 veersions as well.

Ajdovščina, 1990

1:2

In early 1990's the flag reported was white with the emblem in the middle - not confirmed.

Apače

2:5

The coat of arms of Apače is per fess embowed argent with a mill wheel maroon and vert five wavy "lines" azure. The flag is green over blue bicolour with the coat of arms near the hoist. For vertical hoisting the flag is rotated so the green is to viewers right and the coat of arms is rotated back to vertical position.

The Community of Apače was separated from the community of Gornja Radgona in 2006.

Beltinci

1:2

The coat of arms is per bend wavy or and argent in chief sinister a mill wheel issuant and in base dexter a maize ear counter-changed. The flag is blue over yellow bicolour with the coat of arms set near the hoist. The vertical version of the flag rotates the coat of arms and set it towards the top.

Beltinci, new symbols?

2:5

The web site of heraldic designer Valt Jurečič shows new set of symbols for Beltinci, however the status of these symbols is unclear yet - there is no mention of them being adopted on the community web site and the official gazettes - so far.
The coat of arms is azure four lilies between a cross patte incircled or. The flag is blue with two yellow stripes forimg a square field in the centre containing the emblems from the coat of arms.

Benedikt

1:2 | 10:21?

The coat of arms is vertically divided with a golden line off-set to dexter into silver field with three golden haloed crowns and green field with white letter B. The three crowns refer to the parish of the Three Wise Men (Three Holly Kings, as called in Slovenian) that was the core around which the community developed.
The flag is triband of white-green-white fimbriated with yellow. As it is literally translated from art. 3 of the abovementioned decision "In the middle of the flag, if it is hanged vertically, is the coat of arms." (emphasis ŽH.) If I read this rightly, it means that there is horizontal flag that does no contain the arms, while the vertical version must have the arms. The coat of arms is set so that the yellow stripe matches with the yellow fimbriation of the field. Horizontal flag is not confirmed.
Apparently, a vertical flag with name of the community inscribed in its base is also used.

Bistrica ob Sotli

1:2

The coat of arms of Bistrica ob Sotli is described in the Decision being in a shied of renaissance form. In the middle of the white field there is a crown with three visible golden leafs and three blue oval stones, and with blue cap, topped with a ornament of golden ball on which is standing blue eagle ready to rise. Under the crown is yellow field mantled with blue royal cape.
The flag as prescribed is yellow with thin blue stripe along the middle with the coat of arms. There is also prescribed special design for the table flag. It is the same as the big flag, but the blue stripe ends at the half of its visible lower part, making space for the three rows inscription of the name of the Community and under it a blue stripe. However, such yellow flags are not used.

Bistrica ob Sotli, variant

1:2

The flag in actual use is also vertical, blue with five yellow squares along the bottom edge. The coat of arms is also oriented in the oposite direction. The version with the name of the community as well.

Bled

1:2

The new coat of arms is in a semicircular shield containing a typical Bled landscape: Bled Island with the Church of Mary's Ascension with the Belfry of Wishes, on the sinister on a high cliff the citadel all above the lake.
The flag is vertically divided triband of blue-white-blue with the coat of arms in the middle. It is prescribed that when the flag is hoisted vertically the coat of arms retains its relative position in the flag.

Bled, 1996 – 2000

1:2

The symbol in the coat of arms represents the island with church in the middle of Bled lake. The flag is made of green and white lozenges, so that there are four full green lozenges hoistwise and four white lozenges lengthwise.

Bloke

2:5

The coat of arms of Bloke is argent a skier clad sable on skies or with a staff of the same and the chief embowed azure. The skier of Stara Ves is an ancient symbol of Bloke (already in 17th century Valvasor's collection. The flag is blue-white-blue with the skier in the middle.

Bohinj

1:3

The coat of arms includes representation of the Church of St. John (Sv. Janez) and the bridge at the drain of Bohinj lake, surrounded with mountains. The flag is bicolour of white and blue with the coat of arms in the middle, in two variations for vertical and horizontal hoisting.

Borovnica

2:5

The coat of arms of Borovnica is azure on a base vert a two storied six arched viaduct argent. The 500 meter long masonry railway viaduct, which was considered among the greatest building achievements of 19th century was passing though the middle of the town of Borovnica. It was bombed down in the World War II, and only a single column remains. The flag is blue with the viaduct from the coat of arms set in the first square divided from the rest with a thin white stripe.

Borovnica, 1995 – 2007

7:10~ ?

They symbols inherited by the community when it was formed in 1995 from the previous local community that was subdivision of the Vrhnika community, pictured the remaining column, as well as the silhouette of the former viaduct. The flag used was light blue with the coat of arms in the middle.

Bovec

1:2

The coat of arms shows a chamois in jump over a partially snow covered steep mountain with a river flowing from it. The flag is vertical, diagonally divided into blue and white with the coat of arms in the white field.

Braslovče

1:3

The Statute describes the coat of arms as quartered oval with ornamented border, in the first field letter H, in the second letter S, in the third a sickle and in the fourth a single oxen yoke. The Statute provides for a flag, but does not describe it further; just as it does not describe the colouring of the coat of arms. The flag used is vertical one, divided vertically red and white and with the coat of arms counter-changed off-set to hoist.

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