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Kumrovec is a community in the Krapina-Zagorje County, some 30
km north-west of Zagreb, 20 km
south-west of Krapina, on the bank of
Sutla river forming the border with Slovenia. In 1992 the region
was made part of the community of Tuhelj, but Komrovec seceeded
from it in 1997. Kumrovec has two important historical places.
The one by which it is most reknown is the birth-house of Marchal
Tito, that is still being a tourist attractions, this days mostly
on 25th May, the traditional Tito's birtday and 4th May, the day
of his death. During the socialist period near the Tito's house
was gradualy formed an ethnological park-museum that gathers the
traditional houses and way of life in the region (the museum is
among prestigeous European museums, as few years abck it received
annual prise for the best in Europe). The ethnographical
collection of the Museum has given the source for the coat of
arms. The other historical site is a place at river bank of Sutla
where the Croatian anthem was written. There was (in 19th
century?) erected a monument to the anthem and its writer Antun
Mihanovic'. The monument was featuring in the previous coat of
arms of the community of Tuhelj, but this was changed since the
community of Kumrovec sceeded from it.
The Coat of Arms of Kumrovec is: Party per
bend guels and argent in spades line. The design is frequent in
folk art of the region, especially in woodwork. The flag is dark
blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The flag is
based on personal observation (and photos) in Kumrovec last year.
The design is made by Heraldik-art from Rijeka, that means that
probably there exists also a ceremonial flag.
Željko Heimer, 22 June 2004
At the web site of the County <www.kr-zag-zupanija.hr>
there are available official gazettes since 2001 from which
mostly this is compiled to update info we currently have.
Kumrovec - Statut Opcine Kumrovec, 8.10.2001, Službeni
glasnik Krapinsko- zagorske županije, br. 15/01, 05.11.2001.
The new Statutes, article 4, includes the description of the Coat
of Arms and the flag that must have been adopted some time before
that.
It also include the statement that this is the historical Coat of
Arms of the community, but for what I am aware this Coat of Arms
was devised anew in 1990's and could not be historical at all. I
believe that it was designed by Heraldic-art of Rijeka, but have
no confirmation for that.
Željko Heimer, 3 August 2006
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o.
company from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007
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image by Željko Heimer, 22 June 2004