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image by Željko Heimer, 7 September 2003
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Pregrada is a community in the Krapina-Zagorje County.
Information thanks to Tomislav Šipek, who proivded me good
sources for drawing the Coat of Arms, and who finally located
photo of the table flag in Vecernji list, 01.08.2003.
The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle. The coat
of arms is vert two lions rampant regardant and crowned or
langued and armed gules holding together in front paws a church
argent with two belfries roofed gules and in chief a mullet of
eight or and a crescent argent.
Pregrada is some 10 km due west from Krapina with some 7 500
inhabitants, about 1 300 in the town of Pregrada itself. Pregrada
is mentioned already in 1334, and two feudal castles in vicinity
were held by the Keglevic family. The two lions rampant regardant
are from their family arms.
Željko Heimer, 7 September 2003
Pregrada is a city in the Krapina Zagorje County, about 7,500
inhabitants, less then 1,500 in the town of the same name. It is
situated some 40 km north-west of Zagreb, some 10 km west of
Krapina.
The Coat of Arms is based on the Keglevic'
family arms. The Keglevięs were important feudal family in the
region. Actually the only similarity with the Keglevic' arms are
the two lions rampant, all other elements are unconnected.
Željko Heimer, 15 June 2004
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image by Željko Heimer, 15 June 2004
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image by Željko Heimer, 1 October 2005
I received a photo of the Coat of Arms that was initially
adopted by Pregrada but was rejected by the Ministry of
Administration. The coat of arms initially adopted included a
chequy chief divided to form the shape of hills and overall in
cantons a bunch of grapes and antique guns. The design was
rejected by the Ministry of Administration. Probably the flag was
prescribed also to be green with that Coat of Arms in the middle,
but before any harder evidence I would prefer to leave it as a
speculation only.
Željko Heimer, 1 October 2005