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Jalzabet (Varazdin County, Croatia)

Jalžabet

image by Željko Heimer, 9 September 2007

Overview
Coat of Arms

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Overview

A community in close vicinity of Varaždin, some 10 km E-SE. Population 3,800 (1993). The web site of the County <www.varazdinska-zupanija.hr> showes a complicated coat of arms somewhat similar in style with late 19th centruy Croato-Hungarian civic heraldry. It is unfortunately too small to enable redrawing. It may be historic one, or it may be moder imitation of the style. In the latter case, I doubt that the Ministry of justice would have approved it.
No info on flag, and if the design was not approved by the Ministry there may be none.
Željko Heimer, 15 Febuary 2003

Marko Vitez a young vexillologist from Varaždina area visited the County assembly building a few days ago and discovered there a public display of flags of its subdivisions. Some of them we already known, while some are new for us.
The coat of arms of Jalžabet is: quartered, 1st and 4th chequy gules and argent, 2nd and 3rd azure a three on a mount proper and in inescutcheon azure St. Elisabeth argent crowned or holding a buch of roses gules. St. Elisabeth of Hungary is parton and name sake of the community. She was daughter of king Alexander II of Hungary, maried to the Luis of Thuringia and afterward became a tertiary of St. Francis, building the hospital in Marburg. She died in 1231. She is parton of bakers, countesses, death of children, falsely accused, the homeless, nursing services, tertiaries, widows, and young brides. She is shown holding roses, but her attributes are also alms, bread, the poor, and a pitcher. Read more at <www.catholic.org>.
The flag is divided with a raising diagonal red and white with the coat of arms set next to the hoist. The symbols were probably rejected by the Ministry of Administration and are in use unofficially.
Željko Heimer, 9 September 2007

Coat of Arms

image by Željko Heimer, 9 September 2007