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Lobor (Krapina-Zagorje, Croatia)

Opc'ina Lobor

Last modified: 2010-02-19 by dov gutterman
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image by Željko Heimer, 12 January 2007



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Overview

Lobor is a community in the Krapina and Zagorje County, some 20 km east of Krapina - about 4,000 inhabitants (I found several different sources all claiming to have number from 2001 census, varying the number from 3,600 to just over 4,000!), only some under 600 living in the village of the same name. Near by are the ruins of medialav fort Lobor Grad and the palace of Keglevic family, serving since after World War I as the hospital. At the begining of WWII the palace was turned into a concentration camp for Jews, and after the war it has become a psychiatric hospital, still serving the purpose. The place Lobor and its vicinity has several important churches and places of pilgrimage, which may explain the symbols chosen for the coat of arms.
The coat of arms of Lobor is: per chevron reaching the cheif gules and argent and in the last a cross crosslete of the first.   The coat of arms is shown in an ad made by the community in regional newspapers "zagorski list" (nr. 166 of 22 Dec 2006 - thanks to Tomsilav Šipek for the info).
The web site of the community does not show the coat of arms nor the flag, but mentions they have been adopted on 15.09.2006 (they were presented to public on 26.07.2006, according to Tomislav).
For the flag we have not yet found anything, but there is little doubt that it includes the coat of arms. I hope to get some answers from the community web admins.
Željko Heimer, 5 January 2007

In the mean time I received an answer from the mayor of the community of Lobor, Mr. Andrija Smetiško, including the decision adopting the symnols and nice drawings of the flag and the gonfalon.
The flag is blue with the yellow outlined coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is dark blue gonfalon bordered yellow and ending with three triangularly finished tails and edged with golden fringe along the bottom containing the golden bordered coat of arms in the middle, above it the name of the community OPCINA arched and LOBOR in stright line and in the tails ornaments of vine branches, tripple wattle and oak branches.
The decision decision adopting these is Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine Lobor, 15.09.2006., Službeni glasnik Krapinsko-zagorske županije, br. 15/06, 22.09.2006..
The decision refers to the decision of the central authorities approving the design: Rješenje Središnjeg državnog ureda za upravu Kl. UP/I-017-01/06- 01/22, urbr. 515-10/06-04-3, 03.05.2006.
The decision blazons the coat of arms very similar to how I did (in Croatian of course), however it names the cross as being "repeated (Jerusalem) cross". Now "repeated cross" is, As far as I know, the standard heraldic name for this type of corss in Croatian (and in some other languages) in English termed "a cross crosslete". However, the term "Jerusalem cross" would, imply something else - notably with smaller corsses around the main one. Anyway, the typization of corsses is hardly that precise throughout the history, so I assume that according to some typizations this may hold true...
The decision does not mention the gonfalon, which is not at all unusual.
Željko Heimer, 12 January and 7 June 2007

The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007

The new 2009 Statutes introduces the description of the symbols adopted in 2006, which is, of course not found in the previous 2001 Statutes: Statut Opcine Lobor, 17.07.2009, Službeni glasnik Krapinsko-zagorske županije, br. ?/2009.
Željko Heimer, 25 December 2009


Ceremonial Flag


image by Željko Heimer, 12 January 2007


Coat of Arms


image by Željko Heimer, 5 January 2007


Janine (St. Anne's Day) Flag


image by Željko Heimer, 25 December 2009

The local magazine "Loborski glasnik" includes a nice photo of the community flag in nr. 8, Christmass, 2007, issue, together with a flag for its annual manifestation named Janine (St. Anne's Day) celebrated on the 26. July, this particular photo from 2007. It is he banner of arms of the community with inscription added.
Željko Heimer, 25 December 2009