Kutjevo (Town, Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia)

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Flag of Kutjevo - Image by Željko Heimer, 30 November 2009

• Presentation of Kutjevo
• Flag of Kutjevo
• Coat of arms of Kutjevo
• Table flag of Kutjevo

See also:

• Croatia
• Požega-Slavonia County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Kutjevo

The Town of Kutjevo (6,247 inhabitants in 2011, 2,440 in the town of Kuyjevo) is located some 20 km north-east of Požega on the southern slopes of the Krndija mountain. Kutjevo is famous for its vineyards and wine cellars.
Kutjevo was granted the Town status on 13 July 2006.

Željko Heimer, 31 October 2005

Flag of Kutjevo

The symbols of Kutjevo are described in the Town Statutes Statut Grada Kutjeva, adopted on 13 July 2009 by the Town Assembly and published on 15 July 2009 in the Town official gazette Službeni glasnik Grada Kutjeva, No. 4, although adopted earlier.

The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka.

The flag is in proportions 1:2, dark blue with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.
The ceremonial flag (photo) is also described in the Statutes, being of the same design as the official flag but bordered with a golden fringe.

Željko Heimer, 22 June 2000

Coat of arms of Kutjevo

Coat of arms of Kutjevo - Image by Željko Heimer, 31 October 2005

The coat of arms is described in the town Statutes as "Azure the Kutjevo castle argent roofed gules and in the base a bunch of grapes with two leaves or".
The drawing shows the castle (photo) with an octagonal tower above the gates and a belfry in dexter. The castle was built by the Jesuits after the liberation from the Turks in 1700 on the ruins of a former Cistercian monastery. The bunch of grapes refers to the famous vineyards and wine cellars.

Željko Heimer, 22 June 2000

Table flag of Kutjevo

Table flag of Kutjevo - Image by Željko Heimer, 23 July 2013

The table flag (photo) is a blue vertical triangularly ending flag outlined yellow, with the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the town in two arches above and branches of grapevine and oak in base.

Željko Heimer, 23 July 2013