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Velika Kopanica (Slavonski Brod-Posavina, Croatia)

Općina Velika Kopanica

Last modified: 2008-07-26 by dov gutterman
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Overview

Velika Kopanica is a community in the Slavonski Brod and Posavina County, some 40 km east of Slavonski Brod. Somewhat over 3,500 inhabitants.
The coat of arms of Velika Kopanica is: Or a chariot wheel argent inflamed gules. The inflamed chariot wheel refers to St. Elias, usually pictured as riding in an inflamed chariot, the patron of the community. The flag is most probably also adopted, but I have no info as yet.  
Source: "Likovna rješenja službenih grbova odobrena od Ministarstva uprave a na temelju pozitivne ocjene od Povjerenstva za odobrenje grba i zastave", poster, 4 str, Heraldic art d.o.o. Rijeka (2006).
Design: Heraldic Art d.o.o. from Rijeka The design was approved by the Ministry of Administration/Central State Office for Administartion some time before 2006.
Željko Heimer, 24 May 2008

As reported in the Bible, 2 Kings, Chapter 2:
"1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
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8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
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11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both assunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried: 'My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!' And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces."
[Quote from the Hebrew - English Bible, according to the Masoretic Text and the 1917 JPS Edition at <www.mechon-mamre.org>].
Ivan Sache, 26 May 2008


Coat of Arms


image by Željko Heimer, 24 May 2008