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Rovisce (Bjelovar-Bilogora, Croatia)

Općina Rovišće

Last modified: 2010-01-22 by dov gutterman
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image by Željko Heimer, 15 August 2009



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Overview

The community of Rovicce is situated in the Bjelovar-Bilogora County, some 10 km west of Bjelovar along the main way leading from it to Zagreb. It has about 5,000 inhabitants, about 1,250 in the main setllement of the same name.
The web site of the community of Rovisce pictures a Coat of Arms like device so: azure on a mount vert in sinister a guardsman stantant clead in jacket purpure, white trourses, red cap and jacket facings, belt with gear proper and holding an upright long rifle, in dexter a tree grove proper and in between a corn ear or, in canton chequy gules and argent, 5×5, and in chief sinister two oak leaves vert, inscribed in base sinister 1232 and over the canton 1993. Encircled with a goledn tripple wattle bearing inscription above OPC'INA and below ROVIŠC'E.
The guardsman reminds on the traditions from the period of Military Frontier. The year 1232 is when Rovišce (Royoha) was first mentioned in a document by herzog Koloman, king of Slavonia. At the period it was a county center and several sessions of Slavonian nobility assembly was held there until the end of 15th century. After the liberation of Slavonia from the Turks, the setllement loses its importance and becomes mere a village. The year 1993 is when the community was established.
This emblem is probably rejected by the central authorities and is in unofficial use. There is, to the most probability, no flag to go with it.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2007

In the mean time , it seems that the community acquired a flag with that (unapproved!) coat of arms as seen at <www.opcina-rovisce.hr> (reported by Ivan Grbac). Image is done by using the clipart from the community web site.
Željko Heimer, 15 August 2009


Coat of Arms


image by Željko Heimer, 8 June 2007