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Velika Pisanica (Municipality, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia)

Flag of Velika Pisanica, two possible designs - Images by Željko Heimer, 20 August 2014

Flag of Velika Pisanica
Coat of arms of Velika Pisanica

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Flag of Velika Pisanica

The symbols of Velika Pisanica are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Općine Velika Pisanica, adopted on 27 February 2013 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 28 February 2013 in the Municipality official gazette Službeni glasnik Općine Velika Pisanica, No. 2 (text).
THe symbols are described in the Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Velika Pisanica, adopted on 27 February 2013 and published on 3 April 2013 in Službeni glasnik Općine Velika Pisanica, No. 5 (text).

The municipality organized a public contest (text) for the design of a coat of arms and flag, open until 30 August 2009. Decision Odluka o donošenju grba i službene zastave Općine Velika Pisanica, adopted on 21 September 2010,was, seemingly, not published in any official gazette and was invalidated by the 2013 Decision.

The flag (photo) is prescribed in Article 6 of the Decision as follows:

The flag is made in proportions 1:2 and coloured yellow. In the centre of the flag is the coat of arms of the municipality, edged with a white-silver outline. The total height of the coat of arms is 2/3 of the flag's width.

The flag is prescribed in Article 7 of the Statutes as follows:

Coloured yellow, in the centre of the flag, at the crossing point of the diagonals, there is the coat of arms of the municipality on both sides, edged with a golden/yellow outline.

Željko Heimer, 20 August 2014

Coat of arms of Velika Pisanica

Coat of arms of Velika Pisanica - Image by Željko Heimer, 20 August 2014

The coat of arms is prescribed in Article 5 of the Decision as follows:

The coat of arms has a semi-circular shield shape. On a green background are three golden-yellow churches.

The coat of arms is prescribed in Article 7 of the Statutes as follows:

In a semi-circular shield, on green three golden-yellow churches, placed 2 and 1.

The arms represesnt the three churches of Velika Pisanica (photos): the Catholic church ofthe Heart of Jesus, the Serbian Orthodox church of St. Lazarus the Righteous, and the church of the Reformed Christian (Calvinist) community.

Željko Heimer, 10 November 2013