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Knin is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County situated in the
hinterland some 60 km northeast of Šibenik. The city
florished during the reign of the king Dmitar Zvonimir in 10th
cenutury, so it is often nick-named poetically the City of
Zvonimir (Zvonimirov grad, just like Šibenik is then named
Krešimirov grad). The city is important corssroad and
railroad junction. In the newer history it became infamous as the
capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of
Serbian Krajina, liberated in August 1995.
Knin was a community in Zadar-Knin County (Županija
Zadarsko-kninska), until 1997 when it gained status of a city and
included in the (since then called) Šibenik-Knin County.
Before 1997 Knin was also capital of a kotar (district) of the
same name including several other communities, but this
organization never functioned properly as the area was occupied,
and Knin was de facto capital of the Serb state formed from the
parts secessioned of Croatia (in fact, it was capital de jure
according to the laws of Serb Krayina, but those laws were not
recognized in Croatia).
The coat of arms of Knin is based on the historical pattern,
though am not sure when that dates from and who exactly it looked
like. During the last decades of the socialism (i.e. in 1980's)
it used a Coat of Arms showing the Paschal
lamb passant in a blue shield on green base, but devoided of any
religious emblems (so, no flag carried on the staff and no halo),
but yet retaining the characteristic position of the lamb.As such
was alo being shown in early 1990's (on posters and like). I am
not aware of any flag that went with it.
Sometime after 1995 (I estimate 1998, but could be as late as
2002) the new modern artwork from the workshop of Rijeka company
Heraldik-art d.o.o. was adopted, as could be seen on the official
site Grad Knin: službene stranice <www.knin.hr> (01.07.2003) and
on photos of the flags used sent ot me by Tomislav Šipek,
10.07.2003.
The Coat of Arms of Knin is: Azure a lamb
passant argent holding a cross-staff or an in the canton
Zvonimir's crown or with stones gules. It is basical the same
crown as shown in the Coat of Arms of the County.
The flag is red with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.
I have no doubt that there is also a ceremonial flag, but at the
moment no info.
Željko Heimer, 22 July 2004
Update with data from official gazette:
- Statutarna odluka o grbu i zastavi Grada Knina, 13.04.2001,
Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, br.
3/01, 18.04.2001. Odluka o mjerilima i postupku za odobravanje
uporabe grba i zastave Grada Knina, Službeni vjesnik
Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 3/01, 18.04.2001. The
statutory decision determines the coat of arms, the flag and the
ceremonial flag of Knin. The lamb is named (of course) Agnus Dei
(Jaganjac Božiji). The ceremonial flag is
dimensioned 80 x 160 cm, red gonfalon bordered golden with fringe
at the bottom. In the middle is the coat of arms, above it golden
inscription Grad Knin bordered with golden contour. In the tails
are golden branches of vine and olvice also bordered golden.
Unfortunately, this description does not allow enough details for
reconstruction to be drawn, and there are no pictures attached to
the decision in the gazette. The other decision determines the
rules and procedures of the grant of use of the coat of arms and
the flag.
- Rješenje o odobrenju grba i zastave Gradu Kninu,
28.03.2001, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske
županije, br. 9/01, 20.08.2001. The act of the Ministry of
Justice, Administration and Local Self- Government, kl.
UP/I-017-01/98-01/54, urbr. 514-09-01-01-5, approves the decision
of 2001.
- Statut Grada Knina, 31.10.2001, Službeni vjesnik
Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 17/01, 11.12.2001. - The
new statutes include the description of the coat of arms and the
flag together with the reference of the act of the Ministry
approving it. the exact wording of the blazon follows the blazon
provided by the Ministry.
Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
The city adopted new documents regarding their symbols on 21
July 2006 to replace two similar decision of 2001: Statutarna
odluka o grbu i zastavi Grada Knina, 21.07.2006, Službeni
vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 12/06,
30.08.2006. Odluka o mjerilima za uporabu grba i zastave Grada
Knina, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije,
br. 12/06, 30.08.2006.
The new decision does not bring anything new, the main difference
from the previous decision is that the description of the coat of
arms is somewhat simplified - the excessive description of what's
symbolizing what was removed according to the blazon provided by
the Ministry in its approval decision. However, what's nice for
us is that this new decision in the official gazette includes the
drawings of the coat of arms, the flag and the ceremonial flag.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic
Art d.o.o. from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 3 November 2007
image by Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003
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image by Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003
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image by Željko Heimer, 22 July 2004