Krško (Municipality, Slovenia)

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Municipal flag of Krško - Image by Željko Heimer, 11 September 2004

• Presentation of Krško
• Municipal flag of Krško
• Coat of arms of Krško
• Former flag of Krško

See also:

• Slovenia
• Slovenia: Municipal flags

Presentation of Krško

The municipality of Krško is located in the lower valley of Sava river, near the place where Sava enters Croatia. Krško is probably most known for the nuclear power plant build there, which is the only one in former Yugoslavia, and presumably the energy mentioned below on should refer to it.

Željko Heimer, 28 August 2002

Municipal flag of Krško

The flag and arms are prescribed by the following Decisions:

• Odlok o znaku in zastavi Občine Krško, adopted on 30 June 1981, and published in the local official gazette Skuposinski dolenjski list 21/1981, 16 July 1981.
• Odlok o znaku in zastavi Občine Krško, adopted on 27 October 1983, and published in the local official gazette Skuposinski dolenjski list 21/1983, 8 December 1983.
• Odlok o izobesanju in uporabi zastav v Občini Krško, adopted on 27 October 1983, and published in the local official gazette Skuposinski dolenjski list 21/1983, 8 December 1983.
• Odlok o spremembah in dopolnitvah odloka o izobesanju in uporabi zastav v občini Krško, adopted on 17 March 1987, and published in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije 14/1987, 4 April 1987.
• Odlok o uporabi grba mesta Krško, adopted on 24 October 1991, and published in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije 24/1991, 14 November 1991, with effect on this day. This decision prescribes the coat of arms.
• Odlok ospremembah in dopolnitvah odloka o znaku in zastavi Občine Krško, adopted on 20 May 2004, and published in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije 68/2004, 21 June 2004, with effect on this day. This decision amends the rules of use of the municipal symbols.

The flag is rectangular, in proportions 2:1 (vertical), green with the emblem placed near the bottom. Details of the size and position of the emblem are not given in the Decisions, but are left for a further Decision. Such a Decision seems not to have been adopted yet, therefore the 1981 and subsequent regulations should be followed.

The emblem is picturing the river Sava flowing from the hilly region into the ravines of Krško fields. It also represents energy. Below the emblem, as a part of it, is written the name of the municipality.
The emblem was designed by Judita Skalar

Željko Heimer, 11 September 2004

Coat of arms of Krško

Coat of arms of Krško - Image by Željko Heimer, 14 November 1999

The coat of arms of Krško can be blazoned as "Azure, on a mount vert St. John the Evangelist stantant clead gules holding in his sinister a cup or from wich are issuing three snakes, in sinister a city with towers masoned argent and roofed gules".
According to the aforementioned Decision, the coat of arms shall be used only on certain documents issued by the municipality, and on awards issued by the local unit Krško (a subdivision of the municipality). The Decision prescribes that in all other cases when presentation of the municipality should be made, one should use the emblem of the municipality.

Željko Heimer, 14 November 1999

Former flag of Krško

Former flag of Krško - Image by Željko Heimer, 11 September 2004

According to Zalokar [zal90], the flag was used before the 1990s in slightly different colours: a pale green field with a dark green emblem.

Željko Heimer, 11 September 2004