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The flag of the city of Zadar (known also by its Italian name
Zara) is blue with the coat of arms of the city in the middle.
The coat of arms are divided per fess embattled gules and argent,
on base wavy azure a "rearing" (what is heraldese for a
horse in such position?) horse sable mounted a horseman with halo
or and mantle azure, holding in sinister a shiled argent with a
cross gules and in dexter a spear with gonganon of the same
design.
The saint is St. Grisogon (St. Krs<evan) is the patron of the
city. The coat of arms (and the flag) of this design are recently
adopted around 1996 (?), based on the older coat of arms of the
city, also picturing the St. Grisogon infront of a citadel with
flag etc. less heraldically simplified and more naturalistically
made. (BTW, during the socialist period the CoA in use was
similar, with a warrior on a horse (without the halo) holding a
pure red flag.)
There seems to exist a vertical variation of the flag, with the
CoA in lower part and inscription in gold in two rows "GRAD
ZADAR" with golden fringe on lower edge, which is probably
the ceremonial flag. It would not be unexpected also that there
exists a vertical gonfanon of even more ceremonial layout.
Željko Heimer, 18 March 1999
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image by Željko Heimer
image by Željko Heimer
There is a link which leads to a picture of the last gonfalone
of Zara (on- line "Il Dalmatia", May/June 2002) at <www.dalmazia.it>.
It seems that this was the gonfalone of Zara until 1944.
Jan Mertens, 18 May 2004
Zara/Zadar came under Italian rule after the Wolrd War as a
result of "award" to Italy for switching sides in 1915
(London Agreements, I believe), in 1918, though I believe that
the final trieties were signed somewhat letter (1921?).
Zadar was under Italian rule until the capitulation of Italy in
1943. Both the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and the Tito's
government (NOV) declaired it at once as integral part of
Croatia, though until the end of the WWII it changed military
rulers - German, NDH and NOV - several times.
Željko Heimer, 28 May 2004
A red gonfalon with the coat of arms of the city, the shield
picturing St. Grisogon on a horse galloping in front of the city
walls, crowned with the massoned Venetian crown with the winged
lion of St. Mark holding an open book and with a red ribbon with
inscription in base. Below is the name of the city and golden
fringe along the lower edge. The flag was taken to Italy in 1944,
and since 2002 is kept in the Golden Medal Museum.
Zadar was capital of the Austrian crown-land Dalmatia until the
break up of Austria-Hungary, when it was occupied by Italian
troops. With the Rapallo agreements in 1920 Zadar was given to
Italy. With the decisions of the 2nd session of the AVNOJ in
Jajce and with the Italian capitulation Zadar was rejoined with
Croatia.
Željko Heimer, 13 December 2006
