Viljevo (Municipality, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia)

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Flag of Viljevo - Image by Željko Heimer, 8 November 2009

• Presentation of Viljevo
• Flag of Viljevo
• Coat of arms of Viljevo
• Ceremonial flag of Viljevo

See also:

• Croatia
• Osijek-Baranja County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Viljevo

Viljevo is located some 50 km north-west of Osijek, a few km east of Donji Miholjac. It has about 2,500 inhabitants, half of them living in the main village named Viljevo Donje, as was also named the municipality until 1997.

Željko Heimer, 6 November 2003

Flag of Viljevo

The symbols of Viljevo are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Općine Viljevo, adopted on 6 February 2006 by the Municipality Assembly.
The Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Viljevo, also adopted on 6 February 2006 by the Municipality Assembly, describe the symbols in Article 4.

The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka.

The flag is prescribed as "in proportions 1:2, Bordeaux red, on both sides in the centre of it, in the crossing point of the diagonals, the coat of arms bordered with a thin golden yellow line. The height of the coat of arm is 2/3 of the flag's height".

Željko Heimer, 8 November 2009

Coat of arms of Viljevo

Coat of arms of Viljevo - Image by Željko Heimer, 8 November 2009

The coat of arms is prescribed as: "In a triangular heart-shaped shield on a red field a silver (white) Andrew's cross and four golden wheat ears (1-2-1)".
Article 4 also claims that this is the historical coat of arms of Viljevo, which is, I believe, incorrect.

Željko Heimer, 8 November 2009

Ceremonial flag of Viljevo

Ceremonial flag of Viljevo - Image by Željko Heimer, 25 August 2008

The ceremonial flag is a white gonfalon bordered golden, ending triangularly with a golden fringe along the bottom, with the coat of arms bordered golden in centre, the golden inscription of the municipality's name above it in an arch and a line, and with two green grapevines with yellow bunches of grapes below.

Željko Heimer, 25 August 2008