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![[Town flag]](../images/h/hr-bj-st.gif)
Flag of Štefanje - Image by Željko Heimer, 24 October 2013
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The municipality of Štefanje (2,347 inhabitants in 2001, 410 in the village of Štefanje) is located halfway between Bjelovar and Čazma, some 10 km southwest of Bjelovar. The municipality was established in 1993.
Željko Heimer, 24 October 2013
The symbols of Štefanje seem to havebeen designed for the celebratin of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the municiplaity, held on 15 September 2013 (photos, 15 September 2013).
The flag is in proportions 1:2, green with the municipal coat of arms in the middle.
Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 24 October 2013
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Coat of arms of Štefanje - Image by Željko Heimer, 24 October 2013
The coat of arms used by Štefanje is "Azure a church or on a mount vert" placed on an oval cartouche. The shape of the cartouche is virtually the same as the one used historically (and today) by the town of Požega (without any obvious connection).
The parish church of St. Stephen is depicted in the arms. In 1094, the Croatian-Hungarian king Ladislas donated a land there for a church to be erected, dedicated to St. Stephen. Finished in 1242, demolished during the Ottoman raids, the church was rebuilt in mid-17th century.
Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 24 October 2013
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Table flag of Štefanje - Image by Željko Heimer, 24 October 2012
The table flag is a vertical flag with inscriptions added in three rows, one above and two below the arms, with the municipality name and the years "1993. - 2013.".
Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 24 October 2013