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by Zeljko Heimer, 17 May 2002
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Duga Resa is one of five cities in Karlovac county in Croatia.
In late 1990's, possibly 1999, was adopted new coat of arms and
the matching flag. The coat of arms is Vert six bars wavy Argent.
The flag is rather simple, according to the strict rules imposed
from the Ministry of Administration. It is green field with the
coat of arms in the middle. The Coat of Arms
is boreder in white, apparently. Ratio 1:2.
Six wavy bars certainly refer to big hidrographic power of the
region, though weather there are indeed six rivers to which the
six bars refer individually, or if it is a general representation
of waters, I can't tell. However, as I witnessed myself not long
ago spending a nice weeknd there, the region is indeed
"boiling" of the fresh mountinous waters in early
spring, surrounded with gentle green pastures.
The information was provided by a FAME
visitor in January 2002.
Before the adoption of this coat of arms, Duga Resa used
occasionally CoA-like emblem, but there was, as far as I am
aware, no flag to accompany it.
Zeljko Heimer, 17 May 2002
The previously used coat of arms/emblem (see Previous
Coat of Arms) was: per fess wavy azure and vert, in chief a
curl sable, and in base chequy gules and argent. The curl might
be canting to go with the city name that can be translated as a
"long fringe" (though the etimologic connection is not
clear), but in any case, it is symbolic for the cotton industry
developed in the city.
The coat of arms seems to have been used sporadic, and the status
is unknown, no flag was reported to match it.
Zeljko Heimer, 5 July 2004
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by Zeljko Heimer, 17 May 2002
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by Zeljko Heimer, 5 July 2004