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Bakar is a small city (about 6000 inhabitants) south of Rijeka
at the end of Bakar bay. It is an important and natural port with
long tradition (which is one of the reasons why such small palce
gets city rights, otherwise city is defined as that with more
then 10000 inhabitants, only if special historical or other
reasons make exception).
Bakar was granted coat of arms to gether with civic rights in
1799 by Empress Maria Theresia. The coat of arms was granted in
artistic style typical for the period with a cartouche with large
landscapes and ornamentations around the shield within a circular
inscription. The coat of arms itself was: tierced per fess, in
the chief 5x2 chequy gules and argent, in the heart azure three
towers argent embatteled and with a window and doors sable
issuant from as many mounts vert, and in the base or an anchor
sable fouled argent in bend.
In modern Croatia, Bakar was formed as community in 1992/93 and
was upgraded to civic status in 1997. At some point, I estimate
around 1995, the modern coat of arms was adopted, as per Ministry
regulation/guidelines - the modernized shield of the historical
coat of arms. On the flag I have no info. No doubt that it is a
monocolour with the coat of arms, but I don't know which colour.
Source: [osg02] and
personal observation on road signs in Bakar.
Željko Heimer, 16 June 2003
I received mail from Robert Grubisa from Rijeka informing me
on the flag. Here is translation sumarized: Bakar - The flag is
horizontal tricolour, ratio 1:2, white over yellow over blue
without coat of arms. Information based on the flag seen on the
city administration building in Bakar. it is not known if it was
approved by the Ministry of Administration, but it is certainly
in use.
Željko Heimer, 6 July 2003
The decision to adopt symbols was made in 1994 when Bakar was
still a community, and a commission was formed. This was issued
in the official gazette: Odluka o osnivanju i imenovanju clanova
Komisije za zastavu i grb Opcine Bakar, 10.03.1993, Službene
novine Županije primosko-goranske, br. 15/94, 16.05.1994.
The symbols were finally adopted only in 2000, but this is an
other among the few decisions that I am missing the text: Odluka
o grbu i zastavi Grada Bakra, Službene novine
Primorsko-goranske županije, br. 16/00
I received recently from Robert Grubisa, a photo of the flag
fying on the city hall in Bakar, so there is little doubt that
the information is correct, even if this is a highly unusual flag
for a Croatian city.
Željko Heimer, 15 August 2003
Coat of Arms and flag were designed by Heraldic Art d.o.o from
Rijeka and approved by the Ministry of Administration/Central
State Office for Administration before 2006.
Željko Heimer, 23 May 2008
Unilke the previous 2006 statutes (and those before), the new
2009 statutes include the description of the coat of arms and the
flag in its Articles 6 and 7: Statut Grada Bakra, 10.07.2009,
Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, br.
25/2009, 10.07.2009.
The city adopted a new decision on the coat of arms and the flag
in 2009. Comparing the text of that new decision with the
previous one (isuued in gazette 16/2000, but adopted already in
1994!) there is nothing but very minor difference in wording of
ceratin articles, making only cosmetic changes of the language
used. The COA and the flag (and their use) remains exactly the
same.
Željko Heimer, 6 and 8 December 2009
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image by Željko Heimer, 16 June 2003