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Čazma (Town, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia)

Flag of Čazma - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2015

Presentation of Čazma
Flag of Čazma
Coat of arms of Čazma
Table flag of Čazma
Former symbols of Čazma

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Presentation of Čazma

The Town of Čazma (8,895 inhabitants in 2001, 2,878 in the town of Čazma) is located some 25 km south-west of Bjelovar, 30 km east of Zagreb. Čazma had the Municipality status until 1997, when it was upgraded to a Town.
In the 13th century, the place was granted marketplace rights. In the 16th century, the town was conquered by the Turks and made the capital of a sanjak, soon moved to Pakrac. The town was liberated in the 17th century and refortified.

Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Flag of Čazma

The flag of Čazma, adopted in 1998, is in proportions 1:2, yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 16 December 2016

Coat of arms of Čazma

Coat of arms of Čazma - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2015

The coat of arms is in a red shield on a green mount a white church with two blue roofed bell-towers between ruined yellow embattled walls and in base a blue wavy line.
The wavy line represents river Česma, whose name is a variation of the town's name. The St. Mary Magdalene parish church is a Romanesque church with Gothical elements, being the biggest Romanesque church in Croatia, baroquized in the 18th century. The fortifications seen on the arms are no longer visible today.

Željko Heimer, 10 July 2004

Table flag of Čazma

Table flag of Čazma - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2015

The table flag (photo) is a yellow vertical flag with the coat of arms in the centre and the town's name inscribed in orange above and below the shield, following its curvature.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 2 October 2015

Former symbols of Čazma

Former flag (reconstruction) and arms of Čazma - Images by Željko Heimer, 16 December 2016

The first symbols of Čazma were prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Općine Čazma, adopted on 3 July 1992 by the Municipality Assembly and published on 6 July 1992 in the official gazette Službeni vjesnik, No. 22.

The flag is described in Article 8 of the Decision, as follows:

The flag of the municipality of Čazma is composed of two colours: blue and red. The colours are set horizontally in this order: from the top two thirds of the colour blue and one third of the colour red, that is, its top right corner merges with the diagonal ending in the bottom right corner. At the right side of the flag in the blue field is set the coat of arms of the municipality of Čazma. The ratio of width to length of the flag is 1:2.

The Decision adopts the historical coat of arms as represented by Lašovski [lsv39], "Gules a church argent roofed azure".

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 16 December 2016