Vinica (Municipality, Macedonia)

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Flag of Vinica - Image by Mello Luchtenberg, 21 February 2009

• Presentation of Vinica
• Municipal flag of Vinica

See also:

• Macedonia
• Macedonia: Municipal flags

Presentation of Vinica

The municipality of Vinica (19,938 inhabitants; 432.67 sq. km), located in eastern Macedonia near the border with Bulgaria, is made of the town of Vinica and the settlements of Blatec, Vinička Kršlpa, Gradec, Grljani, Dragobrašte, Istibanja, Jakimovo, Kalimanci, Kruševo, Laki, Leski, Lipec, Pekljani, Trsino and Cri Kamen.

Ivan Sache, 21 November 2008

Flag of Vinica

The flag of Vinica, adopted in December 2007 and designed by Blagoj Gavrilov, is presented on the municipal bulletin, February 2008.
The flag is horizontally divided blue-red with, in the middle, the representation of a broken terracotta icon surmonted by the walls of Viničko Kale, the archeological site where the icons were found. Blue symbolizes water while red symbolizes life.

Valentin Poposki, 21 February 2008