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image by Željko Heimer, 20 September 2009
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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 1995 includes an interview with the mayor of
Peteranec, showing the coat of arms (apparently it seems to be a
photo of it being embroideried on a flag!) of Peteranec.
Obviously, such coat of arms was not approved but it may still be
hoisted on that flag in some assembly hall in Peteranec...
The coat of arms includes the building of captancy (built in
period of the Military Frontier, now the seat of the community
administration), a key of St. Peter and Paul (sicne Peterance is
also mentioned in documents as the port of Drava). Then there are
corn ears, waves and chequy field.
Željko Heimer, 11 August 2009
Peteranec is a community in the Koprivnica-Križevci
County, 7 km NE of Koprivnica, almost
3,000 inhabitants, just over 1,500 in the village of the same
name. In 14th century it was site of the imortant river crossing
over Drava into the Hungary, but since the river changed it
course somewhat to the east, being dozen of kilometres away. In
19th century it was an important regional centre, later it
stagnates a bit - today as suburban area of Koprivnica flourishes
once again.
The coat of arms and the flag of Peteranec were adopted on 2 July
2009, following the approval from the Central State Office for
Administration on 24 April 2009: Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine
Peteranec, 02.07.2009, Službeni glasnik
Koprivnicko-križevacke županije, br. 10/2009,
16.08.2009, str. 1015- 1017.
The same descriptions were then soon included in the new
community statutes: Statut Opcine Peteranec, 09.07.2009,
Službeni glasnik Koprivnicko-križevacke županije,
br. 10/2009, 16.08.2009, str. 1027.
The coat of arms of Peteranec is: gules in a chevron issuant from
the base argent a cornucopia, in the chief dexter a key or and in
sinister a sword.
The flag is white, in ratio 1:2, with the coat of arms bordered
yellow in the centre of it.
Željko Heimer, 12 September 2009
In the mean time, the community authorities answered my
inquiery and sent me the drawings of the coat of arms, the flag
and the ceremonial flag. Also they informed me that the design
was done by the Rijeka company Heraldic Art.
The ceremonial flag is a white gonfalon ending
triangularly bordered yellow and with golden fringe along the
bottom, with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the
community above and below it a white scroll bearing a golden
quill. The quill used in the ceremonial flag is reference to
Peteranec being strong cultural centre of the region in 19th
century (with a large library) and also to the most famous person
from Peteranec - poet Fran Galovic.
The charges used in the symbols significate (I guess): the key
for St. Peter, the patron and namesake of the community, the
sword due to the military history of Peteranec - there was the
seat of company during the Military Frontier period in Peteranec,
the command building still being the main building in the
village, the cornucopia for the richness of the agricultural
region. The chevron shape is, In my opinion, inspired by the
County coat of arms.
Željko Heimer, 20 September 2009
image by Željko Heimer, 20 September 2009
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image by Željko Heimer, 20 September 2009