Škabrnje (Municipality, Zadar County, Croatia)

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Flag of Škabrnje - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 July 2004

• Presentation of Škabrnje
• Flag of Škabrnje
• Coat of arms of Škabrnje
• Table flag of Škabrnje

See also:

• Croatia
• Zadar County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Škabrnje

Škabrnje is located due east of Zadar, inland. It has 2,500 inhabitants, some 2,000 in the village of the same name.
In the Law on Local Administration, the name used until 1997 was in singular for,m Škabrnje, and it appears that it comes in the sources occasionnaly.

Željko Heimer, 19 July 2004

Flag of Škabrnje

The symbols of Škabrnje were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka.

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

Željko Heimer, 3 November 2007

Coat of arms of Škabrnje

Coat of arms of Škabrnje - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 July 2004

The coat of arms is "Azure a winged bull sejant argent nimbed and holding an open book beneath the frontlegs or".
The winged bull is an ancient attribute of St. Luke Evangelist, who is the patron saint of Škabrnje and to whom is dedicated a 13th-century church preserved there.

Željko Heimer, 19 July 2004

Table flag of Škabrnje

Table flag of Škabrnje - Image by Željko Heimer, 24 September 2004

The table flag is in the shape of a ceremonial flag, which is probably not much different.

Željko Heimer & Mario Brkić, 24 September 2004