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Koper (Civic Municipality, Slovenia)

Capodistria

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[Flag of Koper]by Željko Heimer

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Presentation of Koper

Koper is an important port in the "head of Istria" peninsula (hence the Italian name Capodistria). The municipality is bilingual. Its official name is Mestna občina Koper - Commune Citta' di Capodistria.

Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002

Municipal flag of Koper

The flag and arms of Koperare prescribed by decision Odlok o grbu, znaku, zastavi in drugih elementih celostne podobe Mestne občine Koper, adopted on 18 January 1997 and published in the official local gazette Uradne objave, 3/98. This decision was amended by Spremembe in dopolnitve odloka o grbu, znaku, zastavi in drugih elementih celostne podobe Mestne občine Koper published in the official local gazette Uradne objave, 6/98.

The flag is rectangular in ratio 1:2, blue with the municipal symbol in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002

Coat of arms of Koper

[Coat of arms of Koper]by Željko Heimer

In 1997 Koper adopted a new artistical rendition of the coat of arms, based on a stone carving preserved in the city, but retaining the basic design of the previously used arms. The sun without the shield shape is called a symbol of the community.

Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002

Former coat of arms of Koper

[Former coat of arms of Koper]by Željko Heimer

Since the mid-1980s and until the new symbols were adopted, similar symbols were used, but the sun was rendered symbolically composed of eight curved elements.

Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002

Former flag of Koper

[Former flag of Koper?]by Željko Heimer

The former municipal flag of Koper was blue with the former coat of arms in the middle.

Goran Kalister, 26 June 2003