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Čazma (Town, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia)

Flag of Čazma - Image by Željko Heimer, 18 May 2002

Presentation of Čazma
Flag of Čazma
Coat of arms of Čazma

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Presentation of Čazma

The Town of Čazma is located some 25 km south-west of Bjelovar, 30 km east of Zagreb. It has about 8,000 inhabitants, the town itself some 3,000. Čazma had the Municipality status until 1997, when it was upgraded to a Town.
In the 13th century, the place was granted marketplace rights. In the 16th century, the town was conquered by the Turks and made the capital of a sanjak, soon moved to Pakrac. The town was liberated in the 17th century and refortified.

Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Flag of Čazma

The flag, as seen in 2002 on TV images, is in proportions 1:2, yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Coat of arms of Čazma

Coat of arms of Čazma - Image by Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

The coat of arms is in a red shield on a green mount a white church with two blue roofed bell-towers between ruined yellow embattled walls and in base a blue wavy line.
The wavy line represents river Česma, whose name is a variation of the town's name. The St. Mary Magdalene parish church is a Romanesque church with Gothical elements, being the biggest Romanesque church in Croatia, baroquized in the 18th century. The fortifications seen on the arms are no longer visible today.

Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004