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Vinica (Municipality, Varaždin County, Croatia)

Flag of Vinica - Image by Željko Heimer, 7 February 2004

Presentation of Vinica
Flag of Vinica
Coat of arms of Vinica

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Presentation of Vinica

The Municipality of Vinica is located 40 km west of Varaždin. The population in 1993 was about 4,000 inhabitants.
The old town of Vinica, mentioned already in the 14th century, was ruled since the 16th century by the Gyulay family.

Željko Heimer, 19 February 2003

Flag of Vinica

The symbols of Vinica are described in the Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Vinica, adopted on 19 September 2002 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 11 October 2002 in the county official gazette Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, No. 19, although adopted earlier, probably around 1995.
The Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Vinica, adopted on 20 July 2009 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 11 August 2009 in Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, No. 27, repeat the description of the coat of arms and the flag, but also add the mention of a ceremonial flag, which is simply described as pentagonal (I guess that means a gonfalon ending triangularly).
The Statutes were amended by Decision Odluka o izmjenama Statuta Općine Vinica, adopted on 5 October 2009 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 1 December 2009 in Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, No. 45 (text). The main change is in Article 6 describing the flag and the ceremonial flag, leaving now only the description of the "normal" flag, with minor difference in the wording.

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

Željko Heimer, 17 July 2010

Coat of arms of Vinica

Coat of arms of Vinica - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 February 2003

The coat of arms of Vinica is "Azure a grapevine proper".
A seal from 1532 picturing a grapevine with five bunches of grapes served as the template for the modern coat of arms.

Željko Heimer, 20 December 2009