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Šmartno ob Paki (Municipality, Slovenia)

Flag of Šmartno ob Paki, horizontal and vertical versions - Images by Željko Heimer, 12 November 2012

Presentation of Šmartno ob Paki
Flag of Šmartno ob Paki
Coat of arms of Šmartno ob Paki

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Presentation of Šmartno ob Paki

The municipality of Šmartno ob Paki was formed in 1995.
Šmartno ob Paki (this last means "on [river] Paka") is one of the smallest municipalities in Slovenia (17,84 sq. km; 2,818 inhabitants).

Željko Heimer, 25 March 2000

Municipal flag of Šmartno ob Paki

The flagand arms of Šmartno ob Paki are prescribed by Decision Odlok o grbu in zastavi Obćine Šmartno ob Paki (text), adopted on 28 October 1996 and published in the local official gazette Uradni vestnik Mestne obćine Velenje.

The flag is in proportions 1:2, transverzally divided into three equal panels, with the municipal coat of arms placed in the middle of the central panel. The height of the caot of arms is 2/3 of the flag's height.
The decision prescribes only the horizontal flag. However, vertical flags are shown, as reported Stanič & Jakopič [j2s05] and as table flags, with the coat of arms smaller than prescribed on the horizontal flag.

Blue represents river Paka whereas the white background increases the visibility of the coat of arms.
The official colour specifications are:
- Blue: HKS 46K;
- Red: HKS 23K.

Pascal Gross & Željko Heimer, 12 November 2012

Coat of arms of Šmartno ob Paki

Coat of arms of Šmartno ob Paki - Image by Željko Heimer, 12 November 2012

The coat of arms of Šmartno ob Paki is "Per bend azure and gules overall a goose argent volant to sinister".
Red represents St. Martin's cloak.

Article 21 of the aforementioned Decision provides construction details for the coat of arms. The overall proportions of the coat of arms are 8:10. A coat of arms of 100 mm in heught should have its elements outlined with a black line of 0.2 mm in width and the shield outlined with a black line of 1.5 mm in width. The diagonal division of the shield is prescribed with an angle of 129 degrees while the goose is set to 20 degrees.

Željko Heimer, 12 November 2012