Croatian heraldry

Croatian heraldry

Croatian heraldry is the study of heraldry - of coats of arms and other achievements - in the country of Croatia and the area it occupies.

Arms were often granted by the Austro-Hungarian Empire (and their constituent countries, Austria and Hungary) and Republic of Venice when Croatia was occupied by their forces. The study of Croatian arms started in the 17th century. [1] Although largely unregulated, there are bodies such as the Croatian Heraldic and Vexillologic Association in Croatia.

Coat of arms of Croatia
Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
Details
Adopted 1990

Contents

Coat of arms of Croatia

The coat of arms of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard (chequy) that consists of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields. It's commonly known as šahovnica ("chessboard", from šah, "chess" in Croatian). The five smaller shields represent five different historical regions that comprise Croatia. It was adopted 21 December 1990.

Common themes

In Hungarian-inspired Croatian heraldry, a common charge was the bloodied head of a Turk, this being a reference to various invasions of the area by the Ottoman Empire.[1] Also popular were griffins, bears , solar, lunar and stellar images, and horses.[1] Unlike much of European heraldry, multiple colors are common in mantling, most commonly blue and gold on the dexter side and red and silver on the sinister.[1]

Municipal heraldry

Municipalities such as Zagreb County have been granted arms, in Zagreb's case this happened in 1759, on the county's creation.[2] Article 9 of the Law on local self-government and administration says:

The municipality, town and county can, with approval of the central state administration body that is competent for local self-government matters, have its coat-of-arms and its flag.

Of 2007, around 65% were using this right.[3] Using the coat of arms as a charge on the flag is common. Black is discouraged as a field colour.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Croatian heraldry". Croatian Heritage. http://www.croatians.com/CROATIAN%20HERALDRY.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-06. 
  2. ^ Croatian Civic Heraldry Heraldry of the World. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
  3. ^ a b Croatia: Counties and Municipalities at Flags of the World (2007) Retrieved on 2009-06-16.

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Croatian Heraldic and Vexillologic Association — The Croatian Heraldic and Vexillologic Association (Croatian: Hrvatsko grboslovno i zastavoslovno društvo), known as CHVA for short, is a non governmental and non profit institution which studies Croatian heraldry and vexillology. It was… …   Wikipedia

  • Portal:Heraldry — Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology History: Ancient Egypt • Ancient Germanic Culture • Ancient Greece • Ancient Japan • Ancient Near… …   Wikipedia

  • Symbols of Croatia — The national symbols of Croatia are flags, coat of arms, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Croatia or Croatian culture. Contents 1 Flags 2 Anthem 3 Heraldry 4 Flor …   Wikipedia

  • Опознавательные знаки военно-воздушных сил — (флотов)  символы, наносимые на крылья, борта и вертикальное оперение самолётов, вертолётов и других летательных аппаратов, принадлежащих военно воздушным силам (флотам) с целью указания их государственной принадлежности. Большинство из… …   Википедия

  • Austria-Hungary — Austro Hungarian Monarchy Other names Österreichisch Ungarische Monarchie (de) Osztrák Magyar Monarchia (hu) Empire …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des composantes aériennes militaires — Cette liste alphabétique des forces aériennes identifie les noms et cocardes actuels et historiques pour les branches aériennes militaires des pays qui ont une composante aérienne, qu il s agisse d une force aérienne indépendante, une force… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Nobility of the First French Empire — Napoleon Bonaparte created titles of nobility to institute a stable elite in the First French Empire, after the instability resulting from the French Revolution. Like many others, both before and since, Napoleon found that the ability to confer… …   Wikipedia

  • Nobility and royalty of the Kingdom of Hungary — This article deals with titles of the nobility and royalty of the Kingdom of Hungary. Contents 1 Earlier usage (until 1526) 2 Habsburg period (after 1526) 3 Some titles …   Wikipedia

  • Nobility — Nobles redirects here. For other uses, see Nobles (disambiguation). For other uses, see Noble (disambiguation). Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society,… …   Wikipedia

  • Flag of Croatia — Use National flag Proportion 1:2 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”