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Rakovec is a community in the Zagreb County, about 35 km
north-east of Zagreb, half way between the cities of Sveti Ivan Zelina and Vrbovec. It has about 1,350 inhabitants
in as much as 12 settlements, so no wander that the village of
the same name has only 245 inhabitants.
In correspondence with Mr. Branko Hercek, major of the community,
I was informed that the design of the coat of arms and the flag
of Rakovec was adopted on the session of the community assembly
on 6th December 2007. This design is yet to be approved by the
central state authorities, but its seems that these are already
in use, nevertheless, at least judging from the web site at <www.rakovec.hr>.
The design of the symbols was done by a company from Zagreb Grip
d.o.o. I have certain suspicions how the central authorities are
going to react to "yet another" St. Goerge and another
tower - generally they discorage from these symbols as they are
already overused in Croatian municipal heraldry, but in this
combination they may actually be approved... we'll see about
that.
The coat of arms of Rakovec is: quartered
gules and or, in the first St. Geogre killing the dragon argent
and in the forth ruins of a tower also argent. St. George is the
patron of the community, the ruins represent the ruins of the old
city of the same name above the modern settlement. The red colour
in the shield represent to the martyrdom of St. George, while the
golden represent the royal estate of Rakovec.
The flag is dark red with the coat of arms in the middle bordered
yellow. It is said that this flag should have the staff at the
right (sinister-hoisted) [although I would be very conservative
in listening to such claim - it may well be just a
misunderstanding... although the design of the horseman would
surely justify such arrangement].
The ceremonial flag is dark red gonfalon
ending triangularly with golden fringe, with the coat of arms in
the middle, the name of the community in two lines above it and a
wreath of oak and wheat ear in the base. The table flag is of the
same design but without the rectangular indentations along the
top edge.
The symbols are yet to be confirmed by the central authorities.
Željko Heimer, 3 February 2008
image by Željko Heimer, 3 February 2008
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image by Željko Heimer, 3 February 2008