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by Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
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I just received mail from Krapinsko-zagorska zupanija,
confirming that they have recently adopted a new flag, as
indicated on Janko
Ehrlich's site. They are expecting this flag to be approved
by central administration
Zeljko Heimer, 10 March 2000
The flag is red with yellow stripes allong upper and lower
edge (width 1/10 of hoist each). In the middle there is the CoA
bordered yellow. Ratio 1:2. Adopted: 21 December 1999.
One should note that there are three different shades of red used
in those flags, maybe to visualise possible difference of the
materials used (?) :
CMYK 0 80 100 0 - red fields in CoA
CMYK 10 100 100 0 - red field of the flag
CMYK 20 100 100 5 - red field of The Ceremonial
Flag
Yellow is in all flags the same Pantone Process Yellow (that's
CMYK 0 0 100 0). But on the ceremonial flag for the linden fruit
are used other two shade Pantone 122 CV (for "berries")
and Pantone 1205 CV (for the "leaf").
Zeljko Heimer , 24 March 2000
by Zeljko Heimer , 24 March 2000
The ceremonial flag is gonfalon with triangual ending, five
sleave rectanges at the top, red bordered with yellow and with
yellow fringe along the lower sides. In the middle is the CoA
bordered yellow, above it arched inscription bearingh the name of
the community in three lines, below two yellow branches - a vine
with grapes and a linden branch with it's fruit. Approximate
ratio 1:2.
Zeljko Heimer, 24 March 2000
by Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
by Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
The CoA of Krapina-Zagorje is variation of the CoA of Krapina
city, surrounded with the heraldic tent, "crowned" with
the full CoA of Croatia. There is no crown here, but surely the
state CoA is unapproprate here, and certainly forbiden by the
law(s). The flag reported in use is red with CoA in the middle.
No info on adoption or approval.
The County of Krapina - Zagorje is situated north of Zagreb,
towards Slovenian border. The area is considered as a typical
rural surrounding of the capital, although it is industrialized,
mostly with light industry. On numerous hills there are many
medieval and baroque castles and parks, and the coat of arms is
therefore rightly chosen. There is a core of one of the three
main Croatian dialects there, called 'kaykavian' (kajkavski).
Zeljko Heimer, 21 October 1998
Adopted around 1995, never approved by the Ministry of
Administration, inspite in de facto use, abandoned December 1999.
This was the horizontal variant, rarely in use.
Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
by Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
Ceremonial, vertical flag of KZ County, 199x-1999. Often used.
Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
by Zeljko Heimer, 8 October 2000
Question to flower experts - name a small field flower haing
yellow seeds and small pointed white pettals. In Croatian they
are called "ivanc<ica", clearly connected with
deminutive feminin form of the name "Ivan" (John). I
guess that it is not only the Croatian "stereotype"
that these flowers are used often by young gilrs for making
girdles playing fairy queens and similar.
In any case, when we get the name of the flower - it is that
flower that is shown as four things that hangs from the heraldic
mantly in the former (and never approved) coat of arms of
Krapina-Zagorje county. Those flowers were chose for canting
reasons to remind on the mountain of the same name (Ivanc<ica)
that dominates the County landscape.
Zeljko Heimer, 10 September 2000
They look to me very much like what we call daisies. They are
a widespread wildflower in America (and probably elsewhere) and
often used by small children here as ornaments.
Al Kirsch, 10 September 2000
I agree with Al's identifiaction, even if it causes me some
linguistical-botanical trouble. Daisy seems to be used in English
both for big and small daisy-like flowers, which belong to two
different botanical species:
- the "big" daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare in Latin,
marguerite in French.
- the "small" daisy, Bellis perennis, paquerette in
French.
The "big" daisy is involved in the game
"effeuiller la marguerite" (litt. to pick the petals
off the daisy), a "she loves me - she loves me not"
game. Every picked petal is associated with a special level of
expected love (from "not at all" to "madly").
The level corresponding to the last petal tells what can be
expected. The game is difficult to play with "small"
daisies, because their petals are too small.
Botanically , daisy flowers are not "flowers" but
"composite inflorescences", specifically called
"capitules" ("small heads in Latin"). The
name of this flower family (including dandelion, artichoke,
cornflower, salsify, thistles ...) was Composaceae, until the new
Botanical Code changed it to Asteraceae (association with a
genius name is now mandatory, so forgot the Graminaceae and other
Cruciferaceae). Both the white "petals" and the yellow
"seeds" of the inflorescence are in fact true flowers,
and the inflorescence is made of hundreds of them. The white
"petals" are in fact the petals of the outer flowers (a
singel petal for each flower), whereas the inner yellow flowers
do not have petals.
Ivan Sache, 10 September 2000
I agree, these are properly known as asters, maybe because
they look like stars?
John S. Ayer, 11 September 2000