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Tuhelj is a community in the Krapina-Zagorje County, about 25
km north west of Zagreb, 15 km southwest of Krpaina towards the
Slovenian border on the Sutla river. Population I estimate to
about 2500 (my date says about 4,000, but that's before 1997 and
include Kumrovec community), the vilage of the same name numbers
only somewhat over 200. neighbouting village of Tuheljske Toplice
are much more known as a spa site and therefore a tourist center
of the community. The coat of arms was adopted in 2003,
information from Tomislav Šipek and Zagreb newspapers
Vecernji list of 31 October 2003 (unfortunately the article there
does not precise when the symbols were adopted saying only
"recently"). The coat of arms of Tuhelj is Azure an
imperial crown or between twelwe stars in an annulet and in a
chief argent three goutes de larmes. (or in the layman's terms: a
golden crown in a ring of stars on blue fields and three blue
drops in a white panel above.) The crown is that from the statue
of the Mary, patron of the community, to whom the ring of stars
also refer. The water drops symbolise the termal spa for which
Tuhelj is famous. Before the adoption of the this coat of arms,
probably since early 1990's, community used an other
coat-or-arms-like emblem, the shield divided into three fields in
inverted pall of red white and blue with a green chief, and
overall is pictured the obelisk of the monument to the Croatian
anthem erected on the site where the song was written. Contrary
to what one may thing at first, this is not a site with a wide
pitoreque view of the country, but rather a small wooded closed
valey with the Sutla river flowing though it, a peacefull and
pleasant spot in the summer months. As I have already written
when covering Kumrovec, that community was seceeded from Tuhelj
in 1997, and the site was left in it. Therefore the Tuhelj
community abandoned the use of that emblem and was, apparently,
not using anything until the adoption of the 2003 symbols .
Željko Heimer, 26 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.
Tuhelj - Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine Tuhelj, 18.06.2004,
Službeni glasnik Krapinsko-zagorske županije, br. 9/04,
12.07.2004.
The decision adopts the symbols we already have above. There is
no reference regarding abrogation of previously used coat of
arms, so probably it wasn't adopted formally.
Željko Heimer, 3 August 2006
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o.
company from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007
image by Željko Heimer, 1 November 2007
A photo in the Heraldic Art
materials shows some stable flags of their production, among them
a table flag of Tuhelj. This should be indicative on the
ceremonial flag, although not in all cases the table and the
ceremonial flag have entirely equal design.
Željko Heimer, 1 November 2007
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image by Željko Heimer, 26 June 2004
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image by Željko Heimer, 26 June 2004
I just wanted to take your notice to the flag of an unusual
sporting/cultural association in Tuhelj at <kubura.com>
with impressive photo of how their event looks like. Over here
such arms are are called "kubura" which is, I believe a
name of Turkish origin (that may originaly mean soemthing like
holster).
Željko Heimer, 29 March 2008 and 18 July 2008
Those arms are called "Single shot pistols".
Calculated guess is that those are replicas since originals are
usually at museums and collections. The existence of a hammer and
percussion cap date (the original, of course) it as post 1830
pistol.
As said by wikipedia:
"Today, reproduction percussion firearms are popular for
recreational shooters and percussion caps are still
available."
See some examples at <armscollectors.com>.
Dov Gutterman, 18 July 2008
To be exact they are muzzle-loading, single shot, percussion,
holster pistols (such "holster" pistols being normally
sold in pairs with the holsters being attached to a horse's
saddle). Percussion caps date a single shot pistol from roughly
1820 - 1855.
Christopher Southworth, 19 July 2008