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image by Željko Heimer, 13 Febuary 2003
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The community of Beretinec is some 10 km SW of Varaždin in Varaždin county.
The main settlement, Beretinec has only just above 2,200
inhabitants (1993). The official gazette of the County available
at <www.glasila.hr>
contains the statute of the community: Statut Opcine Beretinec,
9.10.2001, Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije,
br. 20/01.
The Statute contain description of the Coat of Arms and the flag,
and the site of the County <www.varazdinska-zupanija.hr>
includes the image of the Coat of Arms. The Coat of Arms is
"Gules a Hadgehog Or".
The Statute claims that this is the historical coat of arms of
Beretinec, but even if it provides longish explanation why the
hedgehog was chosen, it does not mention when the Coat of Arms
was granted/adopted first time and how it was ever used earlier.
The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle. Coat of
Arms drawn from a rather poor original so it is quite
"impresionistic" drawing that I am quite unsatisfied
with.
Željko Heimer, 13 Febuary 2003 and 9 July 2004
This flag is similar to the one of Coudekerque Branche, in
North France, French-Flandre zone, that is green with a black
Hadgehog in the center.
Jaume Olle', 13 Febuary 2003
The community of Beretinec adopted a new statutes in 2006
containing the description of the Coat of Arms and the flag, but
introducing nothing new: Statut Opcine Beretinec, 27.01.2006,
Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, br. 2/06,
28. sijecnja 2006.
Željko Heimer, 15 July 2006
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image by Željko Heimer, 9 July 2004