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Tisno (Sibenik-Knin, Croatia)

Općina Tisno

image by Željko Heimer, 20 August 2006

Overview
Coat of Arms

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Overview

Tisno is a community in the Sibenik-Knin County, some 20 km noth of Šibenik, situated on both coasts of a narrow chanel between the coast and Murther island with a risable bridge between. The name itself means more or less "narrow place". The coat of arms of Tisno is azure over a sword argent hilted or feswise pointing to sinister a cloak gules. The charges refer to St. Martin.
Source: Photo of the road sign in Tisno, thanks to Željko Pavasovic, 11.02.2005.
On the flag I have no info, I suspect that it may be dark blue with the Coat of Arms in the middle (judging from the background of the road sign), but a confirmation should be obtained before I draw it.
Željko Heimer, 27 February 2005

Updates from official gazette:
- Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine Tisno, 09.03.2001, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 13/01, 31.10.2001. Rješenje o odobrenju grba i zastave Opcini Tisno, 25.06.2001, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 13/01, 31.10.2001. - The decision adopts the coat of arms, the flag and the ceremonial flag of Tisno. The coat of arms is as described above: azure over a sword argent hilted or feswise pointing to sinister a cloak gules, and it is also stated that these are attributes of St. Martin. The flag is in ratio 1:2, blue with the coat of arms bordered golden-yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is gonfalon in dimensions 80x160 cm, dark blue, bordered golden and with golden fringe along the bottom. In the middle is the coat of arms and below it are golden ornaments of olive and vine branches. Above is inscripotion "OPCINA TISNO" in golden.
- The act of the Ministry of Justice, Administration and Local Self- Government, kl. UP/I-017-01/01/69,urbr. 514-09-01-01-2, approves the decision. It may be interesting to note that this act does not include the wording that "the previous deficiencies has beer corrected" which seems to be more or less standard part of these acts otherwise, one may presume that the design was acceptable by the Ministry standards right from the begining.
- Statut Opcine Tisno, 05.10.2001, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 15/01, 21.11.2001.- The new Statutes include the description of the coat of arms and the flag as previously determined.
Željko Heimer, 20 August 2006

The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 3 November 2007

The community web site includes page on the coat of arms and the flag, however, what is presented there is partially different to what I claim. Namely, the first 3 paragraphs on the page are supposedly quoted from some decision issued in 1998 in (unspecified number of) the official gazette: Statutarna odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine Tisno, 10.11.1998. godine, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije.
I have been looking all over the 1998 and 1999 county official gazettes, but I have not found it...
In any case, the quotation therefore does not include any description, so even if it was adopted, it may well be that by it only the provision to the Statutes were added regarding the possibility of the coat of arms and the flag.
As we have it here, the decision on the symbols was finally adopted in 2001, based on it the Ministry issued the approval and the 2001 Statutes were amended to include the description. So, I would say that this 1998 claim is some error or some other unpublished decision
The last paragraph of the abovementioned page including the drawing, is copied directly from my FAME pages (includes the same image as here and part of the same text - the coat of arms description, in Croatian).
Željko Heimer, 30 August 2009

The new Statutes of Tisno, repeating the description of the coat of arms and the flag as in the previous Statutes: Statut Opcine Tisno, 07.08.2009, Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, br. 11/09, 10.09.2009. str. 33.
Željko Heimer, 31 October 2009

Coat of Arms

image by Željko Heimer, 27 February 2005