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Ðelekovec (Djelekovec) community is one of the few in the
region that does have a historical coat of arms (from 18th
century, I think). It is shown in [ern03]
(from some earlier source, possibly issued in 1920's?): azure on
a mount vert a soldier stantant with a blouse gules, trourses of
the first and boots or holding in his dexter a sabre argent
handeled or and in his sinister a Turkish head couped.
This coat of arms is not used nowdays, probably considered
"politically incorrect" or too "cruel". No
other symbols were adopted by Djelekovec, and certainly no flag.
Željko Heimer, 20 May 2003
Ðelekovec is a community in the Koprivnica-Križevci
Count, some 10 km north of Koprivnica,
around 1,800 inhabitants, some 1,400 in the town of the same
name. Former spelling gives it as Gjelekovac and Djelekovac. In
the feudal system, Ðelekovec had a status of an independent
community with obligation of paying taxes to the feudal lord and
to serve in his banderium (military unit) in the time of war. In
Ðelekovac was in 1887 born Croatian writer Mihovil Pavlek
Miškina. He was member of parliament from the Croatian
Peasant's Party (HSS), leader of ts "left wing", until
the World War II, then he supported the partisan resistance since
1941. He was killed in the Jasenovac concentration camp in 1942.
Incidentally, some other prominant supporters of HSS in the
inter-wars period are from Ðelekovac as well: painter Mirko
Virius, autor Mara Matocec, phyisician Pavle Tomašic etc.
Regarding Ðelekovec being relatively small place, it is
suprising that there are even today numerous publicly known
persons born there, just to mention Damir Polancec, current vice
prime minister for economy.
Ðelekovec has a historical coat of arms: azure on a mount
vert a soldier stantant with a blouse gules, trousers of the
first and boots or holding in his dexter rised a sabre argent
handled or and in his sinister a Turkish head couped. This
originates from a seal from ca. 1820 and was coloured by
Laszowski in his 1936 book. As suggested above and as I found out
from conversations with Dražen Ernecic who prepared the
exhibition on local coat of arms and flags in Koprivnica 2003
(see [ern03]), there was certain
oposal in the community to readopt this historic coat of arms for
the modern community. I believe the word they used was
"cruel". Anyway, the historic pattern was too strong
and in 2006 this coat of arms was formally adopted also as the
coat of arms of the community. The decision on that was published
in the county official gazette: Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine
Ðelekovec, 25.07.2006, Službeni glasnik
Koprivnicko-križevacke županije, br. 10/06, 27.10.2006.
The flag was also adopted at this time, blue with the yellow
bordered coat of arms in the middle. At the moment I do not have
the drawing of the adopted pattern, but it must closely resemble
the historical one.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2007