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Novi Vinodolski (The Coast-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia)

Grad Novi Vinodolski

image by Željko Heimer, 21 August 2003

Overview
Coat of Arms

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Overview

Novi Vinodolski is a city of about 5000 inhabitants on the coats facing the island of Krk. In 13th century it is ruled by the County of Krk - Frankopans, one of the most prominent Croatian noble family. The caslte built there by Frankopans is shown in the CoA, just as the six-pointed star is inspired by the Frankopan family coat of arms (per fess gules and or in the first a mullet of the second). The coat of arms is: Azure a tower argent embatteled massoned and with windows sable issuant from a mullet or. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.
Sources: [osg02] Oštric Goroslav: Monumenta heraldica, izbor iz heraldicke baštine primorsko-goranske županije, Pomorski i povijesni muzej Hrvatskog primorja Rijeke, 2002. Flag was spotted on a TV report, 2003.
Željko Heimer, 27 June 2003

I received mail from Robert Grubisa from Rijeka informing me on the flag. Here is translation sumarized:
Novi Vinodolski - The flag is light blue (same as the shade in the coat of arms) with the coat of arms in the middle. Information based on the flag seen on the city administration building in Novi Vinodolski.
Željko Heimer, 6 July 2003

The decision is: Odluka o grbu i zastavi Grada Novog Vinodolskog, 18.06.1998, Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, br. 14/98, 10.07.1998.
The flag is described to be "azure blue" (whatever this exactly means - based on the observation, the blue used is the same as the light blue used by some other flags). A ceremonial flag is not mentioned (nor reported), just as there is no description of the border around the coat of arms (and the flags used do not have one).
Željko Heimer, 19 August 2003

Robert grubiša sent me photos of the flags hoisted on the firefighters building in Novi Vinodolski, where the yellow border around the coat of arms is clearly visible.
Željko Heimer, 21 August 2003

Here is an addition to flag related legislation from the site of the official gazette of the County at <www.sn.pgz.hr>:
- Odluka o izmjenama Odluke o grbu i zastavi Grada Novog Vinodolskog, 05.06.2008, Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, br. 23, 20.06.2008.
- Odluka o izmjenama Odluke o grbu i zastavi Grada Novog Vinodolskog, 27.03.2008, Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, br. 11, 04.04.2008.
Two decisions on amendments of the Novi Vinodolski coat of arms and flag decision of 1998. Both decisions change two wording of the article 14 and 15 of the 1998 decision, regarding the fines for misuse of the city symbols.
Željko Heimer, 5 October 2008

The 2009 Statutes repeats the 2001 prescriptions describing the Coat of Arms and the flag. The previous 1993 Statutes do not include their description.
- Statut Grada Novi Vinodolski, 09.10.2001, Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, br. 24/2001, 10.10.2001.
- Statut Grada Novi Vinodolski, 15.07.2009, Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, br. 28/2009, 24.07.2009.
Željko Heimer, 8 December 2009

Coat of Arms

image by Željko Heimer, 27 June 2003