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by Željko Heimer, 16 May 2004
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The community of Citluk (C<itluk) is in the
Hercegovina-Neretva Canton (Canton nr. 7), just south of Mostar.
It is world reknown as the site of the Marian pilgrimage
Medjugorje, that is situated in the south of the community. The
coat of arms and the flag are shown and described on the
community web site at <www.citluk.ba>.
The coat of arms is in a 14th century gothic shieldshape: per
fess azure a Calvary cross argent between two branches of madder
vert and gules two bars argent.
The Calvary cross such as shown in the coat of arms is erected on
a mountain near Medugorje. The madder plant (Rubia Tinetorum)
called in Croatian broc is canting for the ancient name
of Citluk, that is today preserved as the name of the paltteau on
which the community is situated - Brotnjo. The plant growing
abundantly there was an important medieval texitle dye. The red
and white stripes are reminiscent to the Croatian chequy of gules
and argent.
The flag is golden yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.
Ratio 1:2. I estimate the adoption date to around 2002.
Information located by Pascal Gross.
Željko Heimer, 16 May 2004
The correct spelling of the name of the plant should be Rubia trinctorum, literally dyers' madder. Rubia is the ancient