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Coat of Arms
image by Željko Heimer, 9 June 2004
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The community of Žumberak is situated west of Zagreb and south of Samobor towards the Slvoenian border in
the relatively low mountains (or high hills) of the same name.
Population 3500. The administrative organization in the area is
somewhat dimmy, there where several changes in mid-1990's,
combining and reconbining the teritorries of today neighbouring
communities of Krašiæ and Sošice. The seat of
administration is in Kostanjevac (population 136 [sic! 1991
census]).
It may be curiosity to mention that in Žumberak is the only
compact area where there is relatively numerous population
members of the Greek-Catholic Church. To keep things simple it
coulsd be said that this is the Catholic community preserving the
Eastern Orthodox rite, but recognizing the authority of the Pope,
organized in its own diocese in Croatia, with seat of the bishop
set traditionally in Križevci, though these are almost no
his followers in that area. Besid ethe population of
Žumberak, there are just occasional smaller groups in
Slavonia, that are mostly Ukrainians and Ritheians setteled
relatively late.
The coat of arms is: Vert seme of mullets argent. The symbolic of
the coat of arms is, I believe, the scattered villages (silver
mullets) in the green nature - the region is rich with well
preserved natural forests (part of it is also a nature
reservation). The coat of arms is probably adopted in mid-1990's
and I noticed it on road signs in 2000. However, I have not found
any info on the flag, yet, though I am pretty sure there is one.
Željko Heimer, 9 June 2004
The new statutes of the community of Žumberak: Statut
Opcine Žumberak, 01.03.2006, Glasnik Zagrebacke
županije, br. 5/2006, 10.03.2006, include deteminations on
the flag and coat of arms only by mention, however it also claims
that "the coat of arms of the community of Žumberak is
the historical coat of arms of the community of
Žumberak". I am not aware of existance of such item nor
am I sure that there was ever in history a community of
Žumberak before 1997.
Željko Heimer, 31 July 2006