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by Željko Heimer, 19 April 2005
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Pitomaca is a large rural community in Virovitica-Podravina
County, with over 11 000 inhabitants, 6 000 of which live in the
main village of the same name. It is situated at the northwester
border of Slavonia, in Podravina region.
The village was formed in 1685 after the liberation of the region
from Turks. It was for the tricenteary celebrations in 1985 when
the coat of arms of pitomaca was adopted, and it is still used in
the same form. The flag was adopted in 1990's, probably around
1995.
The coat of arms is vert a fess argent and issuant from base a
mount gules. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of
arms in the middle. The actual flags also have the yellow
fimbriations between the coat of arms elements.
Source: Community of Pitomaca web pages <www.pitomaca.hr>, 1997.,
21.03.2003. Opcina Pitomaca, Hrvatska, TZO Pitomaca, undated (ca.
2000).
Željko Heimer, 13 September 2003
Images are based of photos of real flags that I made when I
pessed throu Pitomaca.
Željko Heimer, 19 April 2005
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by Željko Heimer, 19 April 2005