Maglaj (Municipality, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Last modified: 2014-09-11 by ivan sache
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• Presentation of Maglaj
• Coat of arms of Maglaj
• Table flag of Maglaj

See also:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Zenica-Doboj Canton

Presentation of Maglaj

Maglaj was first mentioned in a charter issued in 1408 by King Sigismund of Luxembourg, titled "Sub castrum nostrum Maglay"; he resided there for a while during the war against the Bosnian King Stephen Ostoja. Until the recent war, the main industry in the town was the paper and pulp factory Natron. The town survived a long siege by the Serbian forces in the war (1992-1995).

Željko Heimer, 23 June 2011

Coat of arms of Maglaj

Coat of arms of Maglaj - Image by Željko Heimer, 23 June 2011

The Populari database provides the adoption date of the emblem as 1960. This may be one of the very oldest municipal symbols in continuous unchanged use in this part of Europe.

The emblem (municipal website) pictures the town skyline with the year "1408" over a stylized "M" shape, symbolizing also paper industry.

Željko Heimer, 23 June 2011

Table flag of Maglaj

Table flag of Maglaj - Image by Željko Heimer, 16 January 2014

The table flag of Maglaj (photo, photo) is vertical, white with the emblem in the centre.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 16 January 2014