Vrbovsko (Town, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia)

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Flag of Vrbovsko - Image by Željko Heimer, 8 September 2013

• Presentation of Vrbovsko
• Flag of Vrbovsko
• Coat of arms of Vrbovsko
• Ceremonial flag of Vrbovsko

See also:

• Croatia
• Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Vrbovsko

The Town of Vrbovsko (5,019 inhabitants in 2011, 1,647 in the village of Vrobsko) is located some 80 km east of Rijeka, on the Zagreb-Rijeka road in the valley of river Dobra, in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar.

Željko Heimer, 30 June 2003

Flag of Vrbovsko

The symbols of Vrbovsko are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Grada Vrbovskog, adopted on 13 July 1998 by the Town Assembly and published on 4 August 1998 in the County official gazette Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 16. Amendment Odluka o izmjeni Odluke o grbu i zastavi Grada Vrbovskog, adopted on 30 November 1998 by the Town Assembly and published on 8 December 1998 in Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 25, only changed the wording of the blazon.
The symbols were adopted in a public contest set up by Decision Odluka o raspisivanju natjecaja za izradu idejnog rješenja grba i zastave Grada Vrbovskog, adopted on 12 December 1997 and published on 29 December 1997 in Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 29. The Commission to evaluate the proposals was appointed by Decision Rješenje o imenovanju Komisije za odabir najboljeg idejnog rješenja grba i zastave Grada Vrbovskog, adopted on 12 December 1997 and published on 29 December 1997 in Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 29.
The Town Statutes Statut Grada Vrbovskog, adopted on 10 October 2001 and published on 26 October 2001 in Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 26, describe the symbols. The description is repeated word for word in the consolidated Town Statutes Statut Grada Vrbovskoa (pročišćeni tekst), adopted on 3 March 2008 and published on 14 March 2008 in Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 8, and in the current Statutes Statut Grada Vrbovskog, adopted on 16 July 2009 and published on 20 July 2009 in Službene novine Primorsko-goranske županije, No. 27.

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

The flag is in proportions 1:2, green with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.

Željko Heimer & Robert Grubiša, 7 December 2009

Coat of arms of Vrbovsko

Coat of arms of Vrbovsko - Image by Željko Heimer, 8 September 2013

The coat of arms is "Per fess or an eagle displayed sable beaked, langued and membered gules and azure a bridge between two cliffs argent".
According to Oštrić [osg02], Vrbovsko was granted civic status and a coat of arms at the same time in 1785 by Emperor Joseph II. The grant of arms includes the rich painting of the coat of arms within a circular annulet and a baroque landscape scene, but the main part of the arms was the same as today.

Željko Heimer, 30 June 2003

Ceremonial flag of Vrbovsko

Ceremonial flag of Vrbovsko - Image by Željko Heimer, 8 September 2013

The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon ending triangularly, bordered golden with a fringe along the bottom edge. In the middle is the coat of arms, above on two rows the name of the town and below crossed branches of oak and fir.

Željko Heimer, 2 November 2007