Virje (Municipality, Koprivnica-Križevci County, Croatia)

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Flag of Virje - Image by Željko Heimer, 9 June 2003

• Presentation of Virje
• Flag of Virje
• Coat of arms of Virje
• Flag of the Volunteer Fire Brigade

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• Croatia
• Koprivnica-Križevci County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Virje

The municipality of Virje is located some 10 km south-east of Koprivnica and 5 km of Đurđevac. It has about 5,400 inhabitants.

Željko Heimer, 26 February 2003

Flag of Virje

The symbols of Virje are described in the Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Virje, adopted on4 October 2001 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 5 March 2001 in the County official gazette Službeni glasnik Koprivnicko-križevacke županije, No. 11, although they were adopted earlier.
The current Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Virje, adopted on 8 July 2009 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 15 July 2009 in Službeni glasnik Koprivnicko-križevacke županije, No. 9, repeat the description of the symbols.

The symbols, designed by Ivica Tišljar, were approved by the Ministry of Administration on 7 July 1995, as reported by Erničić [erc03].
They were consecrated on 11 November 1994, the Municipality Day (St. Martin), in the local parish church (Glas Podravine, 14 March 1995).

The flag is in proportions 1:2, yellow with the coat of arms set near the hoist.

Željko Heimer & Vladimir Šešet, 19 December 2009

Coat of arms of Virje

Coat of arms of Virje - Image by Željko Heimer, 9 June 2003

The coat of arms is in a golden yellow triangular shield bordered red, a red cloak cut per bend.
The cloak is St. Martin's cloak, St. Martin being the patron of Virje. The cloak has a white cross on the inside and a circular clasp on the dexter shoulder. St. Martin is known for his deed of cutting his cloak in two and sharing it with a beggar. Many coat of arms show St. Martin sitting on a horse, giving a piece of his cloak to a beggar.

Željko Heimer & Vladimir Šešet, 19 December 2009

Flag of the Volunteer Fire Brigade

The flag of the Volunteer Fire Brigade (image), once shown on the municipal website (image no longer online), portrays St. Florian, the patron saint of firemen.

Dov Gutterman, Željko Heimer & Joseph McMillan, 29 August 1999