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Gornji Grad (Municipality, Slovenia)

by Željko Heimer

Presentation of Gornji Grad
Municipal flag of Gornji Grad
Coat of arms of Gornji Grad
Vertical flag of Gornji Grad

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Presentation of Gornji Grad

Gornji Grad, is located some 40 km northeast of Ljubljana. The name of the city means "Upper Castle". The municipality was formed in 1995, seceding from Mozirje.

Željko Heimer, 2 December 2001

Municipal flag of Gornji Grad

The flag of Gornji Grad is yellow with a square red field in the middle containing the stars from the coat of arms.

The symbols were designed by Valt Jurečič of Heraldika d.o.o. and Heraldica Slovenica, who kindly provided drawings from which the images shown on this page were made.

Željko Heimer, 2 December 2001

Coat of arms of Gornji Grad

by Željko Heimer

The coat of arms of Gornji Grad is: Gules, a mullet or surrounded with six smaller mullets of the same.

According to Valt, the small market town of Gornji Grad was granted a coat of arms by his feudal lord, a bishop of Ljubljana named Tavčar, in the XVIIIth century. A legend says he took a golden six-pointed star from his own arms and placed it in the middle of a red shield. Since Ljubno uses a similar coat of arms (Azure, an eight-pointed star or), for better differentiation an other six stars were added to the design. As the historical coat of arms was not officially granted (that is with a document), it was considered only as a traditional coat of arms.

Željko Heimer, 9 January 2002

Vertical flag of Gornji Grad

by Željko Heimer

Possibly a vertical version is also prescribed, with stars rotated 90 degrees to keep their axis vertical.

Željko Heimer, 2 December 2001