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Lišane Ostrovicke is a community in the Zadar County, 50
km south-east of Zadar, about 25 km due east of Biograd na moru, inlads from the coast,
on the east edge of the Ravni kotari region, on the railroad
Zadar-Knin. Only somewhat over 750 inhabitants, majority of whom
live in the village of the same name, with just over 5% of Serb
population. Before the Homeland War, the Serb population was
reaching over 40%, from total populaton of over 1600 inhabitants.
Beside the main village there are two other places in the
community: Dobropoljci and Ostovica. The latter provided the
attribute in the current community name, in the Middle Age being
an important fortress owner by the Bribir dukes. They exchanged
it in 1347 for the Zrin fortress in central Croatia, since when
they are known as Zrinski. Ostrovica and the surrounding region
fell under Turks in 1523, and the fortress was toroughly
destroyed in the Venetian-Turkish wars in 17th century, when the
importance of the nearby Lišane begins. Lišane was
ocupied by Serb rebels in 1990's and totally destroyed, current
inhabitants being almost exclusivly those who returned from exile
in 1990's.
The coat of arms is: Argent three swords of the same hilted or
erect inflamed in a conjoined flame gules issuant from the base.
The similarity with the coat of arms of Velika
Ludina is evident, although I believe that there is no
connection at all (except the same designer) and apparently the
same simbolic: the parish of all three villages is in Lišane
and is dedicated to St. Michael, whose attribute is an inflamed
sword. I suppose that the three swords stands for the three
villages.
Also, I would assume that the design has secondary reference to
the Homeland War - the destruction of the community under fire
and determination of defence by its inhabitants (although this is
my speculation).
There is certainly a flag to go with it, but for the moment, we
shall have to wait.
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, 23 May 2008
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image by Željko Heimer, 23 May 2008