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Novalja is a city covering the northern part of the Pag
Island. The area is inhabited unteruptedly since ancient times.
Today it number somewhat above 3000 inhabitants. In 1992 it was
given the community status but was upgraded to a city in 1997.
The Coat of Arms is shown in the Tourist Guide
I mentioned several times previously (Croatia - Tourist Guide,
Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, Zagreb, 2000.) and
both flag and Coat of Arms are photographed and pictured on the
city web site at <www.novalja.hr>
21.07.2003. There is also cited in full the civic statutes from
2001: Statut Grada Novalje, 23.11.2001, Županijski glasnik
Licko-senjske županije. In the statutes the Coat of Arms,
the flag and the ceremonial flag are described, though I am sure
that they must have been adopted before that date.
The coat of arms of Novalja is Azure Christs' monogramme or. The
form of the cross with initial P is of a form found from early
Christian remains in Novalja. P also stands for PAX (peace). The
flag is white with the coat of arms in the middle.
The Ceremonial Flag is suprisingly not white,
but dark blue with the coat of arms in the middle, name of the
city above, vine and olive branches below and tails in the fly
(the image is a reconstruction based on description and image of
Coat of Arms with branches at the mentioned site).
Željko Heimer, 5 September 2003
The symbols were designed by the Heralid
Art d.o.o company in Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007
The official gazette of the county include several community
statutes mentioning or describing the community symbols:
Novalja: Statut
Grada Novalje, 14.07.2009, Županijski glasnik
Licko-senjske županije, br. 12/2009, 307.07.2009.
The Article 5 describes the Coat of Arms (Azure Christ's monogram
or), explaining that such symbols was found in Novolja from early
Christian era, combining the corss with letter P, symbolizing the
Christ and at the same time PAX (=peace). The height to width of
the shield is set to 1:0.8. The Article 6 describes the flag
(white with the Coat of Arms in the centre of it), the yellow
outline of the Coat of Arms (which seems to be used) is not
explicitly mentioned. The ceremonial flag, blue as we know it, is
also described. This is virtually the same as Article 13-16 of
the 2001 Statutes, but not repeated word for word..
Željko Heimer, 5 December 2009
image by Željko Heimer, 5 September 2003
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image by Željko Heimer, 5 September 2003