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image by Željko Heimer, 14 December 2008
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The official gazette of Koprivnica and Križevci County is
available on line at <www.glasila.hr>.
In the on-line numbers one can find descriptions of coat of arms
and flags of communities, mainly in their statutes adopted in
2001 (after some non-flag related administrative changes
requiering adoption of new statutes). So, these statutes do not
introduce the symbols. Further on, not all new statutes describe
the symbols. Some only mention that there is some other decision
regarding the coat of arms and flag (sometimes quoting the
titile, sometimes not), and sometimes there is provision that
such decisions shall be made.
One of them is Statut Opcine Ferdinandovac, 28. rujna 2001.
Službeni glasnik Koprivnicko-križevacke županije,
br. 12/01, god. IX, Koprivnica, 11. listopada 2001.
The coat of arms is: Vert St. Ferdinand haloed and holding a flag
and sword all or and in base a bar argent.
Of course, St. Ferdinand is the patron of Ferdinandovac. The bar
in base represents river Drava, and green field around it stands
for the fertile plains and rich oak woods of Ferdinandovac
region.
The flag is green with yellow bordered coat of arms in the
middle.
Željko Heimer, 21 Febuary 2003
According to [ern03], Ministry
of Administration approved the design on 13 July 1995. Also
designers are named: Željko Moslavac & Spomenko Relic.
Ferdinandovac is named after the King Ferdinand V (of
Hungary/Croatia, a.k.a. Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria) who buit
the town after urbanistic principles.
Željko Heimer, 22 and 23 May 2003
The official gazette since 2000 is available on the web site
of the County at <www.kckzz.hr>
including decisions on symbols of its cities and communities. The
communities adopted new statutes in 2006, typically containing
the descriptions of coat of arms and flags adopted previously, so
I just quote them for documetry purposes:
Ferdinandovac: Statut Opcine Ferdinandovac, 23.01.2006,
Službeni glasnik Koprivnicko- križevacke županije,
br. 1/06, 26.01.2006.
Željko Heimer, 16 August 2006
The web site of the community depcits the coat
of arms and the flag
The fact is that in the Ernecic's catalogue [ern03], the coat of arms is without
the halo, while the flag photographed there clearly includes the
halo. It is probably an error in depiction of the coat of arms,
although, the halo is clearly mentioned in the blazon.
Željko Heimer, 14 December 2008
The web site at <library.foi.hr>
include a project of digitazing of the regional journal Glas
Podravine, from its first issues in 1951.
- An
article from 1994 includes the concourse for the coat of arms
and flag of Ferdinandovac with the pretty standard propositions.
- An article
from 1997 includes drawing of the coat of arms of
Ferdinandovac. It is described: standing figure of St. Ferdinand,
patron of the community, village and parish of Ferdinandovac, on
a green field symbolizing the fertile plain, nature, grasslands,
woods, flora and fauna of the region. Silver stripe stands for
Drava river. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the
middle.
Željko Heimer, 11 August 2009
From the official
gazettes:
The description of the coat of arms and the flag is repeated in
the new 2009 Statutes equal to the 2006 statutes: : Statut Opcine
Ferdinandovac, 13.07.2009, Službeni glasnik
Koprivnicko-križevacke županije, br. 10/2009,
16.08.2009. str. 885.
Željko Heimer,13 September 2009 and 19 December
2009
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image by Željko Heimer, 14 December 2008