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Sukošan is a community some 10 km south of Zadar along the coast, with about 4,500
inhabitants. Together with the norther neighbouring community of
Bibinje, it maintains a huge yacht marina for which is probably
most famous (even world wide).
The Coat of Arms of Sukošan is: azure a
hand issunat from sinister clead or holding a feather argent in
bend sinister and in canton an anchor also or. Drawing based on a
rather small picture at Tourist office Sukošan site <www.tzo-sukosan.hr>.
I have not noticed flag used in Sukašan last years, but that
surely does not mean that there is no one. Au contraire, I
believe that there would be one adopted together with the Coat of
Arms, as it is usual in Croatia.
Željko Heimer, 4 October 2003
In the mean time Tomislav Šipek informed me on the flag
used: yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 17 July 2004
Coat of Arms and flag were designed by Heraldic Art d.o.o from
Rijeka and approved by the Ministry of Administration/Central
State Office for Administration before 2006.
Željko Heimer, 23 May 2008
The community web site includes the decision
on the Coat of Arms and the flag adopted on 8 April 1999 Odluka o
grbu i zastavi Opcine Sukošan, 08.04.1999, Službeni
glasnik Zadarske županije, br. ?/99.
The Coat of Arms and the flag are also described in the new Statutes
of 2009: Statut Opcine Sukošan, 06.07.2009,
Službeni glasnik Opcine Sukošan, br. ?/09.
The amovementioned decision provides us with the clues on the
symbolism. The hand with the feather is attribute of St. Cassian
of Imola, the patron and namesake of the community. The anchor
refers to the name of the bay Zlatna Luka (Italian: Porto
d'Oro - Golden Harbour), today being the largest marina on
Croatian coast.
The ceremonial flag is also described - a yellow gonfalon with
three tails ending with fringes, the coat of arms in the centre
of it, the name of the community in arches above and branches of
vine and olive tree below.
Željko Heimer, 22 November 2009
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image by Željko Heimer, 4 October 2003