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Brtonigla is a community in the Istria County, 70 km northwest
of Pula, inlands between Umag and Novigrad,
with 1,500 inhabtants (about 800 in the town of the same name).
Alost 40% of inhabitants are Italians, so both Croatian and
Italian are official languages. In the Roman period there was a
town named Ortus Niger or Hortus Niger (=black garden).
The coat of arms used traditionally for Brtonigla showes a
landscape with a square field with a crossroads all in a cartouch
type shield. This cants the Latin name of the place. This coat of
arms is set in a white and blue swallow-tailed flag with a white
ribbon above it inscribed with the name of the community in the
Croatian and Italian languages and with an olive branch. These
symbols are, probably, used unofficially without the approval
from the central authorities.
Source: a photo of the flag provided by a FAME
visitor, 24.07.2006.
Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006
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image by Željko Heimer, 29 July 2006