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Gracisce (Istria, Croatia)

Opc'ina Gracišce

Last modified: 2008-07-05 by dov gutterman
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image by Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007



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Overview

Gracišce is a community in the Istria County, about 10 km east of Pazin, population just under 1,500, about 1/3 of them living in the town of the same name. The town is settled on a top of a hill and is typical Istrian medieval city, with the status of protected monument as a whole. The Italian name of the town is Gallignana, although it is not used official nowdays.
The coat of arms of Gracišce is: argent on a base vert a church with a belfry gule (There are several important old churches in Gracišce, I am not sure which one is pictured.).
The flag is red with the coat of arms in the middle bordered golden.
The table flag is vertical ending triangularly withthe coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and oranment of oak, olive and vine branches witha bunch of grapes.
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. from Rijeka, although I believe they may be based on some historical pattern (otherwise the central state authorities would probably not approve such design with a church). The coat of arms is shown on the Hareldic Art web site (incorrectly captioned "Krcan", that does not mean anything). In February I received a photo of the table flag of Gracišce made by Mirjan Rimanic, on which I base my drawing. The ceremonial flag is no doubt existing as well.
Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007


Table Flag


image by Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007


Coat of Arms


image by Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007