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Flag of Gračac - Image by Željko Heimer, 11 February 2007
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Gračac is situated in the mainland off-the coast, some 30 km over the southern end of the Velebit mountain range. The main town of the same name counts just above 4,000 inhabitants.
The place is an important crossroads, and nearby are the Cerovac caves (Cerovačke pećine), the largest explored cave system in Croatia, partially open to the public, so an important tourist site.
Željko Heimer, 29 October 2005
The symbols of Gračac are prescribed by Decision Odluka o izgledu i korištenju grba i zastave Općine Gračac, adopted on 10 July 2003 by the Municipality Council but not published in any official gazette.
Decision Izmjene i dopune Odluke o izgledu i korištenju grba i zastave Općine Gračac, adopted on 25 May 2004 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 18 June 2004 in the County official gazette Službeni glasnik Zadarske županije, No. 19, changed the descriptions to a more proper heraldic language.
The symbols are described in the current Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Gračac, adopted on 31 March 2010 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 26 April 2010 in Službeni glasnik Zadarske županije, No. 9 (text).
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka.
The flag is in proportions 1:2, green with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 18 July 2010
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Coat of arms of Gračac - Image by Željko Heimer, 11 February 2007
The coat of arms is described in Article 5 of the Statutes as "in black a yellow/golden walking bear with a silver/white fish in its jaws, and in the chief silver/white cave stalactites", that is, "Sable a bear passant or holding in its jaws a fish argent and in the chief stalactites also argent".
Željko Heimer, 18 July 2010
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Ceremonial flag of Gračac - Image by Željko Heimer, 11 February 2007
The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon ending triangulary with a golden fringe, the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow, above it the name of the municipality in two arches and below it two oak branches.
The Decisions do not mention the ceremonial flag, which was included in the drawings of the symbols forwarded by the Municipality administration.
Željko Heimer, 11 February 2007