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Brckovljani (Municipality, Zagreb County, Croatia)

Flag of Brckovljani - Image by Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010

Presentation of Brckovljani
Flag of Brckovljani
Coat of arms of Brckovljani
Ceremonial flag of Brckovljani
Rejected symbols of Brckovljani

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Presentation of Brckovljani

The municipality of Brckovljani is located on the main road between Zagreb and Dugo Selo. It counts slightly over 5,000 inhabitants (1991 census), while the main village of the same name had merely 700 inhabitants.

Željko Heimer, 24 April 2004

Flag of Brckovljani

The symbols of Brckovljani are prescribed by Statutory Decision Statutarna odluka o opisu i uporabi grba i zastave Opčine Brckovljani (text), adopted on 21 May 2010 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 25 August 2010 in the Municipality official gazette Službeni glasnik Općine Brckovljani, No. 7.

Following the rejection of the proposed symbols, the municipality adopted redesigned symbols, retaining the basic symbolism of the 2004 design and remodelling them to fit the requirements of the Ministry of Administration. The redesign was made by Antonio Grgić, from the Pikant Marketing company.

The flag is red with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010

Coat of arms of Brckovljani

Coat of arms of Brckovljani - Image by Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010

The coat of arms of Brckovljani is "Or a chalice also or on a pile inverted vert between a Maltese cross gules and a bunch of grapes azure slipped with two leaves vert.".
The bunch of grapes has 13 elements for the 13 vilages composing the municipality. The Maltese Cross reminds the Order of St. John that owned a monastery in Brckovljani, and the chalice stand for the wine industry developed there.

Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010

Ceremonial flag of Brckovljani

Ceremonial flag of Brckovljani - Image by Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010

The ceremonial flag is a red vertical banner bordered golden and with a golden fringe along the bottom, with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it, topped with the white word "OPČINA" in a line above and BRCKOVLJANI in a arch below.

Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010

Rejected symbols of Brckovljani

Rejected flag and arms of Brckovljani - Images by Željko Heimer, 24 April 2004

The symbols of Brckovljani are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi opčine Brckovljani, adopted on 19 May 2004 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 2 June 2004 in Službeni glasnik Općine Brckovljani, No. 4.
Decision Odluka o osnivanju Povjerenstva za utvrdivanje prijedloga grba i zastave Općine Brckovljani, adopted on 2 May 2002 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 19 May 2002 in Službeni glasnik Općine Brckovljani, No. 5, formed a commission to determine a proposal for the coat of arms and the flag. The contest for the symbols was announced by Decision Natječaj za likovno i grafičko rješenje grba i zastave Općine Brckovljani, adopted on 6 May 2003 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 30 May 2003 in Službeni glasnik Opčine Brckovljani, No. 4.

The flag is red with the coat of arms in the middle and the name of the municipality below.

The coat of arms of Brckovljani is "Per bend or and vert, overall a Maltese Cross argent and over it a cup or, in chief siniter a wheat stalk and in base dexter a bunch of grapes both also or".
The bunch of grapes and the wheat both have 13 elements for the 13 vilages composing the municipality. The Maltese Cross reminds the Order of St. John that owned a monastery in Brckovljani, and the cup stand for the wine industry developed there.
The name "Brckovljani" is stated to be written below the coat of arms in "script" letters. However, the drawings of the flag that I have seen have a more or less ordinary font that I would hardly call handwritten (even though it is a bit more "stylish" than the Times font I used for my drawing).

The adopted symbols was not approved by the central authorities due to the breach of the heraldic rules.

Željko Heimer, 7 November 2010