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CROATIA
.HR
Official name:
Republic of Croatia
*Croatian / Republika Hrvatska
Capital: Zagreb
Idiom: Croatian
Form of Government: Parlamentary republic
Currency: Kuna
Demonym: Croatian
Administrative divition: 21 counties
FLAG
The flag has been in force since December 21, 1990, ten months before its independence. While Croatia was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the flag was similar, but had a red five-pointed star with a yellow border instead of the coat of arms.
National flag
Ratio: 1 x 2
The flag of Croatia is made up of three horizontal stripes, red, white and blue according to the Pan-Slavic colors, but with an inversion of blue and red. In the middle is placed the coat of arms of Croatia.
All three colors have been in use since 1848. When Croatia was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the flag had a red five-pointed star with a yellow border instead of the coat of arms. The star was replaced in May 1990, shortly after the first multi-party elections. The colors of the traditional Croatian coat of arms have been reversed so as not to repeat the symbols of the Independent State of Croatia that existed from 1941 to 1945. The current flag and coat of arms were adopted on December 21, 1990, approximately 10 months after the declaration of independence.
The Croatian flag combines the colors of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia (red and white), the Kingdom of Slavonia (blue and white), and partially the Kingdom of Dalmatia (blue and yellow).
While Croatia's Banovin existed within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it had a similar flag without the modern crown above the chessboard. During the Independent State of Croatia, the flag was like the modern one, but without a crown and there was the letter "U" in the upper left part of the flag. Also, the first field of the Croatian chessboard was white. Although Croatia was part of the SFR of Yugoslavia, its tricolor was the same, but it had a red five-pointed star with a yellow border instead of the coat of arms. The star was replaced by the coat of arms in May 1990, shortly after the first elections. The current flag and coat of arms were officially adopted on December 21, 1990, approximately ten months before the proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia and one day before the Constitution of Croatia on December 22, 1990.
OTHER FLAGS
Naval Pavilion
Ratio: 2 x 3
PRESIDENTIAL FLAG
The flag of the President of the Republic of Croatia is square in shape bordered by a thin border of alternating red and white fields. In the middle of the flag on a blue background is a sign in the form of the historical Croatian coat of arms with 25 red and silver fields. The shield is adorned with a crown of medallions in which the historical Croatian coats of arms are arranged from left to right of the shield in this order: the oldest known coat of arms of Croatia, the coats of arms of the Republic of Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia. Beams of parallel gold, red, and white lines extend longitudinally from the medallion. Above the shield is a ribbon in the colors of the flag of the Republic of Croatia, on which the letters "RH" are embroidered in gold letters in the Roman capital.
Presidential Banner
Ratio: 1 x 1
ICONOGRAPHY
checkered field
MEANING
Alludes to the legend of the king Držislav I who won his freedom by winning three chess games against the Venetian doge Pietro II Orseolo.
first shield
MEANING
It represents the old arms of Zagreb and Central Croatia.
second shield
MEANING
It represents the old Republic of Ragusa.
third shield
MEANING
It represents the Kingdom of Dalmatia.
fourth shield
MEANING
It represents the arms of the Istra region.
fifth shield
MEANING
It represents the arms of Slavonia.
CONSTRUCTION
A : 48 | B : 8 | C : 10 | D : 3 | E : twenty | F : 9
COLORS
35 %
Red
HEX CODE
# ff0000
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS RED CROATIA (PRINCIPALITY OF DALMATIA)
31 %
White
HEX CODE
#ffffff
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS WHITE CROATIA (PRINCIPATE OF PANONIA)
33 %
Blue
HEX CODE
# 171796
SYMBOLIZES:
REPRESENTS THE WATERS OF THE ADRIATIC SEA
1 %
Light blue
HEX CODE
# 0093dd
Yellow
HEX CODE
# f7db17
Black
HEX CODE
# 000000
HISTORY
flag of the
Kingdom of Croatia
1848 - 1852
flag of the
Kingdom of Croatia
1852 - 1860
flag of the
Kingdom of Slavonia
1852 - 1868
flag of the
Kingdom of Croatia
1852 - 1860
flag of the
Kingdom of Croatia
1848 - 1852
flag of the
Kingdom of Croatia
1852 - 1860
flag of the
Kingdom of Slavonia
1852 - 1868
flag of the
Kingdom of Dalmatia
1820 - 1918
flag of the kingdom of
Croatia - Slavonia
1868 - 1918
flag of the
Banovina from Croatia
1939 - 1941
state flag
Independent of Croatia
1941 - 1945
state flag
Federal of Croatia
1945
republic flag
folk of croatia
1945 - 1947
republic flag
Croatian Socialist
1947 - 1990
Flag of
Croatia
1990
REGIONAL FLAGS
flag of the
county of
Bjelovar - Bilogora
flag of the
county of
Brod - Posavina
flag of the
county of
Dubrovnik - Neretva
flag of the
county of
Istria
flag of the
county of
Karlovac
flag of the
county of
Koprivnica - Križevci
flag of the
county of
Krapina - Zagorje
flag of the
county of
Lika-Senj
flag of the
county of
Medimurje
flag of the
county of
Osijek-Baranja
flag of the
county of
Pozega - Slavonia
flag of the
county of
Primorje - Gorski Kotar
flag of the
county of
Sisak - Moslavine
flag of the
county of
Split-Dalmatia
flag of the
county of
Sibenik - Knin
flag of the
county of
Varazdin
flag of the
county of
Virovitica-Podravina
flag of the
county of
Vukovar - Syrmia
flag of the
county of
Zadar
flag of the
county of
Zagreb
Flag
of the
city of Zagreb
SHIELD
The coat of arms of Croatia is described in a law passed on December 21, 1990. The law included a proposal submitted by a commission chaired by Nikša Stančić, head of the Department of Croatian History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Zagreb who in turn had commissioned the design of the shield to Miroslav Šutej, a graphic designer.
The coat of arms is made up of a checkered or checkered coat of arms in gules and silver; twenty-five orders (squares), five orders horizontally and the same number vertically. To the bell, a crown composed of five stylized shields, with their points towards the head, in which the arms of the historical regions from which Croatia has originated appear:
- The first shield is a field of azure with a silver crescent, surmounted on the head by a gold six-pointed star which are the old arms of Zagreb and central Croatia.
- The second coat of arms is a field of azure with two horizontal bands of gules, symbol of the ancient Republic of Ragusa.
- The third coat of arms features, in a field of azure, three leopard heads with their tongues sticking out, made of gold crowned with the same metal that represents the Kingdom of Dalmatia.
- In the fourth coat of arms appears, in a field of azure, a golden goat with horns and clogs of gules, which is the coat of arms of Istria.
- On the last shield, a field of azure, a gules sash bordered with silver and charged with a silver-bellied sable sable, surmounted on the head by a six-pointed gold star that are the arms of Slavonia.
The chess pattern is due to the legend in which King Držislav I is captured by the Venetians and in exchange for his freedom the king played three games of chess against the Venetian doge Pietro II Orseolo of which the king won, his colors are red and white due to white Croatia and red Croatia.
El ajedrezado se debe a la leyenda en la que el rey Držislav I es capturado por los venecianos y a cambio de su libertad el rey jugó tres partidas de ajedrez contra el dogo veneciano Pietro II Orseolo de las cuales ganó el rey, sus colores son rojo y blanco debido a la Croacia blanca y a la Croacia roja.
ZAGREB y CROACIA CENTRAL
Considerado el símbolo más antiguo conocido que representa a Croacia: Bleu celeste, una estrella de seis puntas Or, coronada por encima de un creciente Argent – Una estrella dorada de seis puntas (que representa la estrella de la mañana) sobre una luna creciente plateada en un escudo azul.
DUBROVNIK
Azul, dos barras rojas – Dos franjas rojas sobre un escudo azul oscuro. Esta es una variación simplificada del escudo de armas de Dubrovnik, con dos barras rojas en lugar de cuatro; fue utilizado por la República de Dubrovnik desde el siglo XIV.
DALMACIA
Bleu celeste, tres cabezas de leopardo affrontés caboshed Or, coronadas Or – Tres cabezas de leopardo heráldico doradas y coronadas, dos sobre una, en un escudo azul. La versión representada de la corona difiere de la representación tradicional de estos brazos: tradicional-mente, los leopardos están rugiendo y con lenguas visibles, y el color del escudo es azur heráldico, no bleu celeste.
ISTRIA
Azul, un cabrito (macho cabrío) parado Or, con cuernos y pezuñas rojos – Cabrito dorado con pezuñas y cuernos rojos, sobre un escudo azul oscuro. Se afirma que el cabrito como símbolo de Istria está asociado con esta región desde tiempos antiguos. Sin embargo, los orígenes de este escudo de armas no están claros y hasta el siglo XIX no hubo un símbolo oficial de Istria.
ESLAVONIA
Bleu celeste, una faja Gules orlada de plata, sobre la cual hay una estrella de seis puntas Or, un marto Sable corriendo en posición principal – Estrella de seis puntas (estrella de la mañana) sobre dos franjas de plata en un escudo azul (que representan los ríos Drava y Sava marcando la frontera norte y sur de Eslavonia), entre ellas una comadreja corriendo en colores naturales (Kuna en croata, nota la moneda nacional croata, la kuna) sobre un campo rojo.