Supetar (Town, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia)

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Flag of Supetar - Image by Željko Heimer, 9 August 2009

• Presentation of Supetar
• Flag of Supetar
• Coat of arms of Supetar

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• Croatia
• Split-Dalmatia County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Supetar

Supetar is the largest town on the Brac island, facing Split across the channel. It has almost 4,000 inhabitants, much more during the summer, since tourism is the main industry.
Supetar was granted the Municipality Status in 1993, upgraded in 1997 to the Town Status.

Željko Heimer, 9 August 2009

Flag of Supetar

The symbols of Supetar, as reported in the news article Supetar dobio zastavu i grb, 1 July 2005, were publicly presented on a ceremonial session of the Town Assembly and consecrated by His Grace Slobodan Štambuk, Bishop of Hvar, Brac and Vis.

The flag is in proportions 1:2, red with the coat of arms in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 9 August 2009

Coat of arms of Supetar

Coat of arms of Supetar - Image by Željko Heimer, 9 August 2009

The coat of arms is "Per pale argent and gules overall a key counterchanged".
The key is the attribute of St. Peter, the namesake and patron saint of the town. The design is credited to Mladen Grubišić.

Željko Heimer, 9 August 2009