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Flag of Sveti Filip i Jakov - Image by Željko Heimer, 14 October 2011
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Sveti Filip i Jakov is located some 20 km south of Zadar, just north of Biograd na moru. It is a well-known summer resort, 4,500 inhabitants.
Željko Heimer, 8 October 2003
The symbols of Sveti Filip i Jakov are described in the Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Sveti Filip i Jakov, adopted on 12 November 2001 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 24 December 2001 in Službeni glasnik Općine Sukošan, No. 11. The symbols must have been adopted by an earlier Decision not published in any official gazette.
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka.
The flag (photo, 18 November 2007) is described in Article 12 of the Municipality Statutes as follows:
The flag of the Muncipality is of blue colour.
The ceremonial flag is of a single colour, blue, in the middle the coat of arms of the Municipality.
Željko Heimer, 14 October 2011
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Coat of arms of Sveti Filip i Jakov - Image by Željko Heimer, 14 October 2011
The coat of arms is described in Article 11 of the Municipality Statutes as follows:
The coat of arms of the Municipality is the historical coat of arms of the Municipality of Sveti Filip i Jakov. The coat of arms is in a shield, on a blue field, in the middle a bishop's crozier and two yellow lines.
The place is named for its patrons saints, Sts. Philip and James. The crozier stands for their pastoral work, while the double bar symbolically stands for the two saints.
Željko Heimer, 14 October 2011
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Ceremonial flag of Sukošan (reconstruction) - Image by Željko Heimer, 14 October 2011
The coat of arms is most frequently seen in the "ceremonial" version, ornamented with an olive and a vine branch.
Željko Heimer, 14 October 2011