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Antunovac is a community in the Osijek-Baranja County, 9 km
south of Osjiek, 3,500 inhabitants of
which 2,200 in the place of the same name itself. Until 1994 (or
according to other sources until 1992) the official name was
Antunovac Tenjski as one of several places in Croatia named
Antunovac, but since it is the only community size settlement,
the attribute was dropped. The church of St. Anthony of Padua,
built in 1800, was much destroyed in the Homeland War.
The coat of arms and the flag are shown on the community web site
at <www.opcina-antunovac.hr>.
In correspondence with them I received info that the symbols were
adopted in 2006.
The Coat of Arms of Antunovac is: argent St.
Antony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, stantant clead as
Franciscan monk proper haloed holding in his right arm Jesus
Infant clead argent both haloed or and in his left hand a lilly
flower argent seeded or and stalked vert. St. Anthony is the
patron and namesake of the community. The catholic iconography
usually show him holding the Child, for it is said that he
appreared to him and also often with a flower (lilly?). St.
Anthony is among the most revered saints in Croatia.
The flag is red with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the
middle.
The Ceremonial Flag is dark red gonfalon with
three trianguarly ending tails, the middle one being longer and
each ending with a tassel, all bordered yellow and containing in
the middle the golden bordered coat of arms, the name of the
community above and batch of wheat ears and an oak branch below.
Željko Heimer, 7 September 2006
St. Anthony of Padua (c. 1195-1231, from his real name
Fernando de Bulhões) is involved in several legendary episodes.
One of the most famous stories says that he spent one night
holding Baby Jesus in his arms. The lily is one of his symbols.
Ivan Sache, 7 September 2006
image by Željko Heimer, 7 September 2006
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image by Željko Heimer, 7 September 2006