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The coat of arms of Ivanec is Argent, a Maltese (or
eight-pointed) cross Gules, and in chief two Mullets Azure.
The Maltese cross that is the symbols of the knights of the Order
of St. John might have something to do with the place-name Ivanec
(name Ivan being equal to John). The vertical table flag
conatins the name inscribed in arc below the coat of arms. Until
1997 Ivanec had the status of a community. Adopted: around 1997
(?).
Source: Flag displayed at "Valentino" flag maker
site <www.valentino.hr>
, 8/2000.
Željko Heimer, August 2000
In the mean time I located the Statutes from the official
gazette at <www.glasnik.hr>
and official Ivanec site at <www.ivanec.hr>.
The coat of arms and the flag are described in the new Statutes:
Statut Grada Ivanca, 14.11.2001, Službeni vjesnik
Varaždinske županije, br. 24/01.
Though they must have been adopted earlier then that. To
paraphrase what I wrote in 2000: The coat of arms of Ivanec is Argent,
a Maltese cross Gules, and in chief two Mullets Azure. The
Maltese cross is the symbols of the knights of the Order of St.
John (Maltese knights), who maintained their fort near the modern
city and after whom the city is named (Ivan being equal
to John). The vertical table flag conatins the name
inscribed in arc below the coat of arms, as seen on table flags
on the flagmakers site <www.valentino.hr>
in Auguts 200 .
The coat of arms is shown apparently always in gray to represent
silver, and the shield shape is that of 11th century, so called
Norman shape, as was presumably used by the Knights. They
established Ivanec in 1369.
Population: 14,600 (Zemljopisni atlas Republike Hrvatske",
Školska knjiga, Zagreb 1993).
Željko Heimer, 12 Febuary 2003
At the city web site
there is now a list of all valid decisions, including those
regarding the coat of arms and the flag:
- Odluka o grbu i zastavi opcine Ivanec, 13.
lipnja 1996.
- Odluka o izmjenama i dopunama Odluke o grbu i zastavi opcine
Ivanec, 12.
prosinca 1996.
This provides us with the date of adoption of the coat of arms
and the flag - 13 June 1996.
The second decision changes the description of the coat of arms
and the flag, but only in attampt to make it more heraldical
(probably after the reception of the approval from the Ministry
of Administartion or after their suggestion).
The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.
The protocolar rules of the city (Pravila
o protokolu Grada Ivanca (06/08)), determine various
celebrations and commemorations etc.
It is interesting to note the parts regarding the flying of flags
around the city and elsewhere, and especially the determination
who is responsible for hoisting and lowering of them, and who
shall provide for replacement of those when they deteriorate etc.
Željko Heimer, 14 December 2008
The new 2009 Statutes do not include the description of the
coat of arms and the flag, unlike the previous 2001 Statutes.
Source: <www.glasila.hr>.
Željko Heimer, 20 December 2009
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image by Željko Heimer, 12 Febuary 2003