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Sukošan (Municipality, Zadar County, Croatia)

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[Municipality flag]

Flag of Sukošan - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 July 2004

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Presentation of Sukošan

Sukošan is located some 10 km south of Zadar, along the coast. It has 4,500 inhabitants.
Together with the northern neighboring municipality of Bibinje, it manages a world-famous yachting marina.

Željko Heimer, 4 October 2003

Flag of Sukošan

The symbols of Sukošan are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Općine Sukošan (text), adopted on 8 April 1999 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 8 March 1999 in the County official gazette Službeni glasnik Zadarske županije.
The symbols are described in the Municipality Statutes Statut Općine Sukošan (text), adopted on 6 July 2009 by the Municipality Assembly and published in the Municipality official gazette Službeni glasnik Općine Sukošan.

The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka, and approved by the Ministry of Administration / Central State Office for Administration before 2006.

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

Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 22 November 2009

Coat of arms of Sukošan

[Municipality coat of arms]

Coat of arms of Sukošan - Image by Željko Heimer, 4 October 2003

The coat of arms is "Azure a hand issuant from sinister clad or holding a feather argent in bend sinister and in canton an anchor also or".
The hand with the feather is the attribute of St. Cassian of Imola, the patron saint and namesake of the municipality. The anchor refers to the name of the Zlatna Luka Bay (Italian, Porto d'Oro; Golden Harbor), today the largest marina on the Croatian coast.

Željko Heimer, 22 November 2009

Ceremonial flag of Sukošan

The ceremonial flag is a yellow gonfalon with three tails ending with fringes, the coat of arms in the centre of it, the name of the municipality in arches above and branches of vine and olive tree below.

Željko Heimer, 22 November 2009