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Kutjevo is a community in the Požega and Slavonija
County, some 20 km north-east of Pozega
on the southern slopes of the Krndija mountain. 7,500
inhabitants, 2,500 in the town of the same name. Kutjevo is
famous for the vine production and the vine cellars.
The coat of arms of Kutjevo, as shown on the County web site at
<www.pszupanija.hr>
is: azure a castle argent roofed gules with a circular tower
above the gates and a belfry in sinister and in the base a buch
of grapes slipped with two leaves or.
The castle is the Jesuit castle built in Kutjevo after the
liberation from the Turks in 1700 on the ruins of the former
Cistercit monastery. The bunch of grapes refers to the famous
cellars and the vine production.
Željko Heimer, 31 October 2005
On <www.uhddr.hr>
(the site of the war veterans association, quite unrelated except
that they had a meeting apparently in the premises of the
community) the flag is visible. The flag is drak blue with the
coat of arms bordered yellow set in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 12 July 2006
On 13 July 2006 the Croatian Sabor adopted a new law on local
subdivision to replace the previous one from 1997 (amended 15
times since then until 2003). The new law is published in the official
gazette: Zakon o podrucjima županija, gradova i opcina u
Republici Hrvatskoj, 13.07.2006, Narodne novine, 86/2006,
28.07.2006.The law was promulgated on 19 July by presidential
decree and it became valid on the day of its issue in the gazette
(28.07.2006).
The community of Kutjevo is promoted to a city status.
Željko Heimer, 12 November 2006
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic
Art d.o.o. from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 2 November 2007
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image by Željko Heimer, 31 October 2005