Maribor (Civic Municipality, Slovenia)

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• Decision on the coat of arms and flag of Maribor
• Coat of arm of Maribors
• Vertical flag of Maribor
• Former flag of Maribor
• Former coat of arms of Maribor

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• Slovenia
• Slovenia: Municipal flags

Decision of the coat of arms and flag of Maribor

Based on article 7 of the Constitution of the Civic Municipality of Maribor (Intermunicipal Official Gazette, #1/95), the Civic Assembly of the Civic Municipality of Maribor, on its 12th session on 30th November 1995, adopted the decision on the coat of arms and the flag of the civic municipality of Maribor.

Relevant parts of the decision follow:

Article 2.

The coat of arms is based on the civic seal of XIVth century. The coat of arms is shield-shaped with a red field. On the red field there is the entrance gate of a fortified castle, with open doors and lifted portcullis, issuant from the shield base. On either side of the entrance tower is a guard tower with a semicircular window, a watch tower and upper wider part. The towers have slate roofs with a golden knob on each side. The tower are linked up with a machicolated wall. Between the two guard towers is a silver dove with spread wings flying downwards vertically. The towers and walls are white, the portcullis is golden.