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Slovenia - Communities, part 20 (Žir-Žuž)

Žiri *

Žirovnica +

Žužemberk +

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

See also:

Slovenia - Communities

Slovenia

Žiri

2:5

Adopted: 6^th December 2000
Source: Odlok o razpisu zakonodajnega referenduma o določitvi praznika Občine Žiri in določitvi njenih simbolov, 22. 10. 1997, Uradni list RS, št. 67, 30. X. 1997, str. 5336
Odlok o istovetnosti simbolih Občine Žiri, 6.12.2000, Uradni list RS, št. 26/2001, 12.04.2001.
Odlok o istovetnostnih simbolih in priznanjih Občine Žiri, 01.06.2006, Uradni list RS, št. 61/2006, 13.06.2006.
Odlok o spremembi Odloka o istovetnostnih simbolih in priznanjih Občine Žiri, 06.05.2010, Uradni list RS, št. 47/2010, 11.06.2010.
Design: Valt Jurečič, Heraldika d.o.o

On 23^rd November 1997 in the community of Žiri was held a referendum on the communal symbols. The proposed coat of arms was Argent a Lyntvern Azure holding in paws a Beech Branch with an Beech Acorn and two Leaves. A lyntvern is a heraldic beast similar to wyvern of dragon family. According to some Slovenian legends, when a lyntvern hits the ground with its tail, it produces an earthquake. The beech acorns cants the name of the community - acorns.
The coat of arms finally adopted is divided per fess wavy argent, in chief vert three beech acorns or and in base azure a lyntvern or. The flag consists of a blue square hoist part with three yellow acorns from the coat of arms and triband fly end of yellow-blue-yellow.

Žirovnica

1:2

Adopted: 31^st January 2000
Source: Občina Žirnovica http://peter.g-kabel.si/Obcina/index.html 10. 03. 2000.
Odlok o grbu in zastavi Občine Žirovnica, 31.01.2000, Uradni list RS, št. 17/2000, 25.02.2000.
Image thanks to Pascal Gross

The community of Žirovnica uses a green coat of arms with five golden feathers, outlined in gold and topped with a golden shape of an open book. The feathers refer to five great Slovenian writers and poets born in Žirnovica. The feathers are arranged into honeycomb shapes alluding to Žirnovica being the home of Slovenian honey industry. The flag is green with five feathers.

Žužemberk

2:5

Adopted: 16^th December 1999
Source: Odlok o grbu in zastavi Občine Žužemberk, 16.12.2000, Uradni list RS, št. 8/2000, 31.01.2000.
Odlok o spremembi Odloka o grbu in zastavi Občine Žužemberk, 11.05.2006, Uradni list RS, št. 52/2006, 19.05.2006.
Vlado Kostevc: "O grbu in zastavi občine Žužemberk", www.zuzemberk.si, 10.05.2010.

The coat of arms is vert a lynx proper salient to sinister and a base wavy azure. The flag is vertical tricolour of green-white-blue with the jumping lynx in the middle white field. The coat of arms of argent a lynx couchant is considered to originate from 14th century although the oldest preserved representations today are only from 17th (Valvasor's collection).

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