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Ližnjan (Municipality, Istria County, Croatia)

Lisignano

Flag of Ližnjan - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 October 2015

Presentation of Ližnjan
Flag of Ližnjan
Coat of arms of Ližnjan
- Former coat of arms of Ližnjan
Table flag of Ližnjan

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Presentation of Ližnjan

The municipality of Ližnjan (Italian, Lisignano; 2,945 inhabitants in 2001, 989 in the village of Ližnjan) is located in the eastern part of the southernmost tip of the Istrian peninsula, 50 km south of Pazin. The municipality has the Pula Airport on its territory.

Željko Heimer, 26 August 2004

Flag of Ližnjan

The symbols of Ližnjan were adopted on 20 December 2004 by the Municipality Assembly, after the symbols had been approved by the Ministry (Glas Istre, 22 December 2004).

The symbols were designed by the MOD d.o.o. company, from Pula. According to the public records of the Ministry of Justice, there is a company named MOD d.o.o. in Pula, led by the photographer Danilo Dragosavac.

The flag (photo) is in proportions 1:2, yellow, with the coat of arms offset towards the hoist.

Flag of Ližnjan, as originally proposed - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 October 2015

The sources showing the original artwork drawings display the flag with the coat of arms offset to the canton. I suspect that a change was made to comply with the State legislation that requires the coat of arms of municipal flags to be either in the centre or offset to the hoist.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 17 October 2015

Coat of arms of Ližnjan

Coat of arms of Ližnjan - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 December 2004

The coat of arms is "Azure a broom branch or".
The Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.), called locally brnistra or žuka, blossoms from April to July in the Ližnjan coast.

Željko Heimer, 17 October 2015

Former coat of arms of Ližnjan

Former coat of arms of Ližnjan - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 August 2004

Before the adoption of its official symbols, the municipality used an emblem in a shield shape, quartered by a cross or, argent, gules, azure and vert. The shield is crowned with a yellow crown.

Željko Heimer, 26 August 2004

Table flag of Ližnjan

Table flag of Ližnjan - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 October 2015

The table flag is a vertical yellow flag with the coat of arms offset toward the top over two linear inscriptions of the municipality's name in Croatian and Italian.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 17 October 2015