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![[Municipality flag]](../images/h/hr-du-or.gif)
Flag of Orebić - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 March 2004
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Orebić is located at the tip of the Pelješac (Sabbioncello / Punta Stagni / Stonski rat) peninsula. It has about 5,000 inhabitants, about the half of them living in the town itself.
Željko Heimer, 15 February 2004
The symbols of Orebić are described in Article 7 of the Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Orebić, adopted on 14 July 2009 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 15 July 2009 in the Municipality official gazette Službei glasnik Općine Orebić, No. 3 (text).
The flag is in proportions 1:2, light blue ("sky-colored") with the coat of arms in the middle.
Željko Heimer & Donko Bakalić, 16 January 2011
![[Municipality coat of arms]](../images/h/hr)du-or.gif)
Coat of arms of Orebić - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 March 2004
The coat of arms is "is in a semicircular shield, gules a sextant or
outlined sable and in chief dexter a bunch of grapes of the sort mali
plavac (a renown red ["blue"] wine produced in the region).
The inhabitants of Orebić were, traditionally, captains of some fame, serving on many large ships. The surrounding valleys are famous for very high quality vines, probably the most well-know of them being the Dingac red wine.
Željko Heimer, 16 January 2011