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by Željko Heimer, 6 March 2005
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Sucuraj is a community on the island of Hvar in its eastern
edge, in the Split-Dalmatia County, some 60 km southeast of Split. The name Sucuraj is a local form
of the name St. Grorge (Sveti Juraj > *Sut Juraj >
Sucuraj). Source: newspapers article M. Crncevic:
"Odobrenjem ministarstva pravosuda i lokalne uprave - Opcini
Sucuraj grb i zastava", Slobodna Dalmacija, Split,
16.12.2003. (was available at <www.slobodnadalmacija.hr>
).
The coat of arms of Sucuraj is azure a knight on a horse (St.
George) piercing a dragon all or. The flag is blue with a
golden-yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. There is also
a gonfalon adopted for a ceremonial flag, of which I have no more
detailed info. The article names the designers
Heraldik-art d.o.o. of Rijeka. Also, there is an explanation in
the article how come that the desiign was adopted - even if there
are already numerous communities and cities in Croatia pictuing
in they arms St. George. The community of Sucuraj gained the
approval of this design by the Ministry, first of all, because in
its archives it is preserved a dry seal with the saint's image
dating from the time of the Napoleonic rule in Sucuraj.
Željko Heimer, 21 August 2004
I located a much better original at the site of the Tourist
Board of the Community of Sucuraj at <www.sucuraj.com>.
Željko Heimer, 6 March 2005
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by Željko Heimer, 6 March 2005