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Page created: 18th November 1996 Last updated: 25th June 2010
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.

Slovenia - Communities, part 2 (Brd-Črn)

• Brda *
• Brezovica *
  • Brezovica, 1996 – 2000
• Brežice °
• Cankova +
  • Cankova-Tišina, 1995 – 1998 *
• Celje ° ^M
  • Celje, 1982 – 1995
• Cerklje na Gorenjskem *
• Cerknica °
  • Cerknica, 1997 – 2009
  • Cerknica, 1982 – 1997
• Cerkno *
  • Cerkno, 2007 proposal
  • Cerkno, 2001 proposal
• Cerkvenjak +
• Cirkulane #
• Črenšovci *

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

Brda

1:2 ~

Brda means literally "hills", and from coat of arms it is obvious that they are agriculturally rich especially in vine production. The rime in the scroll is by the poet Alojz Gradnik (1882-1967): "Oh sweet land: stone, grain and juice / oh, sacred land, that gave me birth." The man and woman are in the traditional folk costumes of the region. The flag is blue and green bicolour with the coat of arms in the middle.

Brezovica

2:5

The coat of arms cants the name of the municipality Breza being a Birch. The red flowers are marsh tulips (fritillaries, Fritillaria meleagris L.). The main element is repeated in the white square at hoist of the flag with green fly. The height of the "attribute" in white field is between 2/3 and 8/10 of the flag width.

Brezovica, 1996 – 2000

No flag.

The Decision of 2000 does not change the flag, and the coat of arms only slightly differently artistically render then in 1996 (when it was slimmer and taller).

Brežice

1:3

The coat of arms of Brežice is based on the civic coat of arms granted by king Maximilian in 1501: Sable, a pile inverted enarched, in base of a triple mount vert in base azure wavy. Beside the coat of arms the community also has registered and copyrighted emblem showing the water tower, which is also shown on the flag. The flag is basically on the white field, but colour variations of the field are also permitted. Also, the inscription need not to be shown in the flag.

Cankova

2:5

The coat of arms of Cankova is per pale azure and argent, in the first a daffodil (narcissus) flower argent seeded or and in the base overall two barrulets wavy counter-changed. The flag is five-striped blue and with a blue square at hoist containing the flower and two wavy lines from the coat of arms. For vertical hoisting the emblems in the flag are rotated so that they still stand upright.
The two wavy lines represent the stream Kučnica, that represented the border between Austria and Hungary for thousands of years, and the river of Lendava that now forms the artificial lake for the power plants. The Kučnica valley was site of numerous daffodil blossoms, nowadays quite rare due to irrigation.
For the short duration of its existence 1995-1998 the community of Cankova-Tišina have not adopted any symbols.

Celje

1:2

The coat of arms of Celje is equal to the coat of arms of the noble family of counts, known better in spelling Cilli, the medieval rulers of the city. It is Azure three Mullets Or. The flag is bicolour derived from the coat of arms yellow over blue, with the arms in the middle.

Celje, 1982 – 1995

1:2

The previously used coat of arms was only slightly graphically different. The previous flag used until 1995 was simple yellow-over blue bicolour.

Cerklje na Gorenjskem

3:5 ~

The name of the community means "Churches on Gorenjska" (Gorenjska being "highland" NW region of Slovenia). The flag is derived from the coat of arms which is blue with three crosses (to represent churches) and smaller white shield carrying year ADMCLIV (1154), the year of first mention of Cerklje as the seat of a parish.

Cerknica

2:5

In 2009 Cerknica adopted new symbols adapting those of of 1982 which were in turn modified in 1997. The coat of arms is white shield with blue and green lines symbolically picturing the landscape with a stylized tree above the lake. The flag is now blue over green bicolour with the coat of arms in its centre.

Cerknica, 1997 – 2009

1:2

Adopting a new flag in 1997 Cerknica abandoned the flag from 1982 which was a banner of arms. The coat of arms differed from the current one not including the top green arch. The flag was light blue with the coat of arms in lower part, the horizontal lines of the coat of arms continue over the field of the flag towards the edges.

Cerknica, 1982 – 1997

1:2

The originally adopted coat of arms of Cerknica differed only in artistic details from the 1997 design. Some representations include inscription "CERKNICA" along the chief. The flag was banner of arms, now replaced.

Cerkno

2:5

The coat of arms of Cerkno is argent a capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) proper statant on a wreath of ivy leaves vert forming a letter C. The flag is green-white-green vertically divided triband with the central stripe forming a square, including the C-shaped ivy leaves wreath from the coat of arms. The western capercaillie, also known as wood grouse or heather cock is the largest species of grouses, represents the fauna while the ivy wreath stand for the flora of the Cerkno region. The C-shape of the wreath forms the initial of the community name.

Cerkno, 2007 proposal

The proposal from 2007 proposes similar coat of arms as previously, but with the grain loaf in the green part and in the blue part a red "mathematical curve". The curve is explained as follows: "The proposed mathematical curve is of simple shape, and as a more abstract symbol [then the mill wheel] it would symbolize both the contemporary and the future. It symbolizes: lightning filament in a bulb, standing for connection of the Cerklje region with electricity, from the relatively early electrification of the community to the education in the Electro-economic school in Cerkno, heating spiral in heating plate [like on electrical stove/oven], being for half a century the main product of the people of the community in the Cerklje industry, that meant at one moment the move from poverty into prosperity, development and higher quality of life, in a more abstract way represents mill wheel, turbine and cog wheel, imaginary track of particle parts movement, symbolizing direction of Cerklje people towards industry and development, mathematical curve in itself symbolize the immense mathematical (dr. Močnik, Pagon, Raspet, Hvala [probably known mathematicians from Cerklje]), technical and computing knowlege being studied and used by previous and current generations of Cerklje intellectuals, finally, the curve in its playfulness symbolize also the character of the people of Cerklje." The proposed flag is a simple tricolour of longitudinal stripes of green-blue-red.

Cerkno, 2001 proposal

1:2

The proposed coat of arms consist of division per wavy bend sinister with a Getreidehiste (in Slovenian kozolec, the particular architectural element characteristic for Alpine region used for hay storage) and with a mill wheel. The proposed flag is vertical, divided in the wavy diagonal line in white and green with the coat of arms in canton. Proposal was discussed in the Assembly in April 2001, without final decision.

Cerkvenjak

2:3

The current community of Cerkvenjak, while it still was a local community (krajevna skupnost, subdivision of a community) within the community of Lenart, adopted a coat of arms and a flag. Unfortunately, the Decision does not have their description. As Cerkvenjak became a separate community, it most probably retained the same symbols, now described and pictured in the official gazette.
The coat of arms is divided diagonally, lower part light blue with St. Anthony Church and surrounding buildings, the upper part is green with an apple and a grape. Above the shield is a red rectangular panel inscribed with the name of the place.
The flag, vertical only, is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle. Although it is not prescribed, it is noted in use in ratio 2:5, as well.

Cirkulane

2:5

The coat of arms of Cirkulane is azure an inverted anchor or. The inverted anchor as symbol appears since 12 century in the coat of arms of the former city of Borl and the Draneški nobility. The city is within the modern community of Cirkulane, and was also known as Ankerstein in German and Borlyn in Hungarian, the later with the meaning a ford - a river crossing. The flag is blue with two yellow transverse stripes and the inverted anchor in the central field.

The Community of Cirkulane was separated from the community of Gorišnica in 2006.

Črenšovci

2:5

In the coat of arms there is a jelša leaf, the symbol of Polanski log, a golden wheat, the symbol of the fertility of Prekmurje region, wavy lines symbolizing river Mura, and a mill-wheel typical for the region. Three cherry fruits at the top illustrate the name of the municipality (related with Slovenian name for cherry).

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