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Trnava is a community in the Osijek and Baranja County, about
55 km south-west from Osjiek, west of
Djakovo. Totaling about 1,900
inhabitants in 6 villages, the main village of the same name has
about 700 inhabitants, mostly Croats, with just under 10% of
Serbs. The main production is vine.
The coat of arms of Trnava is: ules a bunch of grapes or with two
leaves vert in a chalice argent on a mount vert.
The chalice represent the "presence of diocese" in the
region (the vine production was mainly for the use of the nearby
Dakovo diocese), while the grapes symbolise the viticulture. The
coat of arms is vaguely based on the previously
used, unapproved coat of arms.
The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre.
The ceremonial flag is white gonfalon bordered golden, ending
triangularly with golden fringe along the bottom, with the coat
of arms bordered golden in centre, the golden inscription of the
community name above it in an arch and a line, and with two green
vine the brances with yellow bunches of grapes below.
The symbols were adopted on 13 July 2007, and are probably
designed by the Rijeka company Heraldic Art (to be confirmed).
Prior to the adoption of these symbols, since 1995, the community
used different ones, that were not approved by
the Central state office for administration for lack of
conformance with the heraldic tradition. The coat of arms was in
a red shield with a green double mount, forming with the pointing
end of the shield in the base a green heart shape. From the heart
is issuing a white cross from which is issuing a semi-sun with
eight rays. In the base of the green part are: a red bunch of
grapes in the centre, two yellow wheat ears in dexter and an
golden oak leaf with three acorns in sinister.
The flag that accompanied this coat of arms was a bicolour of
yellow over green with the coat of arms in the centre, in overall
ratio 2:3.
The 2001 Statutes include the description of these symbols (in
the Article 4) and quote the decision on the coat of arms and the
flag from 1995 (invalidating its articles 2 and 3). In March
2006, the community issued a conclusion to start the initiative
for the new symbols and soon followed with the change of statutes
removing the description of unapproved symbols. In 2007 the new
symbols were adopted. The official gazettes on the community web
site include large depictions of the both coat of arms (i.e. one
until 2007, and the other after that).
Sources: Opcina Trnava, 25.08.2008. Odluka o grbu i
zastavi Opcine Trnava, Sluzbeni glasnik Opcine Trnava, br.
1/1995, quoted in: Statut <www.opcina-trnava.hr>,
Opcine Trnava, q.v. Statut Opcine Trnava, 16.10.2001, Sluzbeni
glasnik Opcine Trnava, br. ?/2001. Zakljucak o pokretanju
inicijative za izradu grba i zastave Opcine Trnava, 09.03.2006,
Sluzbeni glasnik Opcine Trnava, br. 3/2006, 22.03.2006.
Statutarna odluka o izmjeni i dopuni Statuta Opcine Trnava,
15.05.2006, Sluzbeni glasnik Opcine Trnava, br. 4/2006,
18.05.2006. Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine Trnava, 13.07.2007,
Sluzbeni glasnik Opcine Trnava, br. 3/2007, 14.07.2007.
Željko Heimer, 25 August 2008
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Flag
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Coat of Arms
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