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The community of Darda is in the Osijek-Baranja County, just
across the river Drava from Osjiek in
Baranya. Just under 9,000 inhabitants, about 7,000 of them living
in the town of the same name.
The coat of arms of Darda is: azure a semi griffin or crowned of
the same langued gules issuant from a crown also or holding in
his dexter a sabre argent handeled or and in his sinister three
roses gules seeded and barbed argent and slipped sable. The coat
of arms is based on the family coat of arms of Esterházy von
Galantha, one of the most important Croatian noble families and
rulers of Darda in 19th century. Esterhazys gave several of the
Croatian bans and number of bishops and archbishops. The ancient
Esterházy family coat of arms was similar, but the griffin was
shown completely, standing on the crown (when they were granted
princely staus in 1712 it was made more complicated by quartering
etc.) Kazimir Esterhazi built a castle in Darda that is a
cultural monument today.
No info on the flag yet.
Željko Heimer, 18 September 2005
At the community site at <www.darda.hr>
could be seen the community flag hoisted on a building, being
yellow with the coat of arms in the middle. As far as I am aware,
there is no ceremonial flag. The other two flags seen on the
photo are probably flags of the municipalities Stabroek from Belgium and Woensdrecht
from the Netherlands with whom Darda has close links.
Željko Heimer, 6 July 2006
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image by Željko Heimer, 18 September 2005