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Barilović (Municipality, Karlovac County, Croatia)

Flag of Barilović - Image by Željko Heimer, 9 May 2013

Presentation of Barilović
Flag of Barilović
Coat of arms of Barilović

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Presentation of Barilović

The municipality of Barilović (3,095 inhabitants in 2001, 307 in the village of Barilović) is located about 15 km due south-west of Karlovac, between rivers Korana and Mrežnica that flow almost parallely for some 40 km. Until 2006 the name of the municipality in the official gazettes was Barilovići.

Željko Heimer, 26 May 2008

Flag of Barilović

The symbols of Barilović are described in the current Town Statutes Statut Općine Barilović (text), published on 14 July 2009 in the Municipality official gazette Službeni glasnik Općine Barilović, No. 2, although they were adopted and validated by the central authorities earlier, prior 2006.

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

The flag is described in Article 6 of the Municipality Statutes as in proportions 1:2, yellow with the coat of arms "set in the centre of it vertically to the length of the flag". This is a rare example of a Croatian local flag with explicitly stated orientation of the coat of arms, even though that this orientation is apparently considered as default and that only flags are designed different from this only exceptionally.

Željko Heimer & Pascal Gross, 12 September 2009

Coat of arms of Barilović

Coat of arms of Barilović - Image by Željko Heimer, 9 May 2013

The coat of arms of Barilović is described in Article 5 of the Municipality Statutes as "Gules a bend argent between two swords bendwise of the same hilted and pommeted or".
The Statutes state that the red field symbolizes the fight for freedom in the history and in the recent times, the silver bend stands for river Korana, and the swords, turned towards dexter - the positive heraldic side - stand for the fight against occupations and have symbolized for centuries the struggle for freedom.

Željko Heimer, 12 September 2009