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Krapinske Toplice (Krapina-Zagorje, Croatia)

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image by Željko Heimer, 25 March 2008



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Overview

Krapinske Toplice is a community in the Krapina-Zagorje County, just under 6,000 inhabitants, about 1,300 in the town of the same name itself. It is situated some 30 km north of Zagreb, about 5 km south (west) of Krapina. As the name 'Toplice' already suggests it is the site of thermal spa, one of the most reknown in Croatia. Traditionally it is also a site for the cardial hospital, oen which is considered today amongst the leading in the wider region. These characteristics shall be reflected in the previous Coat of Arms.
Željko Heimer, 22 June 2004

It appears that the community changed its symbols, probably because the previous set was not approved by the Ministry - as I stated before, the old design was, at least, on the very edge of what the Ministry commission might consider heraldically appropriate, and obviously, it was on the wrong side of that border.   Tomsilav Šipek photographed the new flag in the center of the town on 18.09.2007, according to which photos I prepared my drawings.
The coat of arms of Krapinske Toplice is: vert a wooden vat proper pouring water conjoining the base wavy azure. (I was wandering if there is any actual link with similar idea in the old (and new) coat of arms of Rijeka, but as far as I know there is none - except that - if this was designed by Mladen Stojic of Heraldic-art - then the link is he himself, as the company is from Rijeka - but, from what I know, there is no intentional connection of Krapinske Toplice and Rijeka).The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.   For the time being, I have no info on possible ceremonial flag.
Željko Heimer, 14 October 2007

The official gazette of Krapina-Zagorje County includes a decision of interest:   Odluka o grbu i zastavi Opcine Krapinske Toplice, 14. prosinca 2007, Službeni glasnik Krapinsko-zagorske županije, br. 20/07, 18.12.2007. The Decision adopts the symbols and provides us for the date of adoption - 14 December 2007. It also resolves the question that was unable to determine from the photos we had - there should be a yellow border around the coat of arms in the flag (although it does not appear on the flag on the photo Tomislav took in Krapinske Toplice).
Željko Heimer, 25 March 2008


Coat of Arms


image by Željko Heimer, 14 October 2007


Previous Symbols


Previous Flag
image by Željko Heimer, 22 June 2004


Previous Coat of Arms
image by Željko Heimer, 22 June 2004

The coat of arms is in a red bordered silver shield a blue "fountain-heart". The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.The coat of arms image is based on the coat of arms shown in tourist magazine "Turist plus", 2003 (thanks to Tomislav Šipek). The flag is seen in use on the community hall by both me and Tomislav. That the flag is used probably means that the Ministry approved the coat of arms. If so, I suppose that this particular design would be on the very edge of the graphical principles taken up by the Ministry Commission.
Željko Heimer, 22 June 2004