Lovran (The Coast-Gorski Kotar, Croatia)

Last modified: 2003-07-18 by dov gutterman
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by Zeljko Heimer, 14 July 2003

• Overview
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• The Coast-Gorski Kotar County
• Croatia
• Collection of Croatian Local Flags at FAME

Overview

Lovran is a community of about 4500 inhabitants just south of Opatija some 10-15 km from Rijeka along the Istrian coast. Lovran is health tourist resort with long tradition, apparently just as old as neighbouting Opatija that started the Adriatic tourism in Austria-Hungary. Opatija and Lovran are connected with a romantic walking way lungo mare (along the coast).
The coat of arms of Lovran is in an oval shield a white tower on a green base between two laurel branches proper and blue and white wavy stripes in base. Lauren branches a canting for Lovran (Croatian lovor = laurel).
The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle.
Sources: [osg02] Oštric Goroslav: Monumenta heraldica, izbor iz heraldicke baštine primorsko-goranske županije, Pomorski i povijesni muzej Hrvatskog primorja Rijeke, 2002. Information from Robert Grubisa, Rijeka, 06.07.2003. based on flags observed in use in Lovran.
Zeljko Heimer, 14 July 2003

Coat of Arms

by Zeljko Heimer, 14 July 2003