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![[County flag]](../images/h/hr-si.gif)
Flag of Šibenik-Knin County - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
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Šibenik-Knin County, located in north of Dalmatia, was occupied by Serbia in 1991. Most parts of the county were until 1997 included in the Zadar-Knin County (now Zadar County), due to the fact that the whole occupied area was considered as a single District (kotar) of Knin. In 1997 more natural borders of the counties were made.
Željko Heimer, 21 October 1998
The symbols of Šibenik-Knin County are prescribed by Decision Odluka o izmjeni Odluke o grbu i zastavi Šibensko-kninske županije, adopted on 9 July 1999 by the County Assembly and published on 23 July 1999 in the County official gazette Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, No. 7.
The Decision amends the previous Decision in regard to the description of the coat of arms, only to change the direction into which the sword is pointing - now towards the chief. The graphic representation, however, (printed on the front page of the gazette and a large image covering a full page inside) is slightly different from the previous one, also. The Decision says nothing about the flag, so presumably it would remain the same only with the new coat of arms in the middle. The same goes for the ceremonial flag.
The approval of the symbols by the Ministry is dated 18 May 1999.
The new County Statutes Statut Šibensko-kninske županije, adopted on 28 September 2001 by the County Asembly and published on 16 October 2001 in Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, No. 11, include the description of the coat of arms, of the flag and of the ceremonial flag.
The flag is in proportions 1:2, light blue with two thin stripes along the top and bottom edges and the golden outlined coat of arms in the middle. Blue stands for the sea and the stripes for river Krka.
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007
![[County coat of arms]](../images/h/hr)si.gif)
Coat of arms of Šibenik-Knin County - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
The coat of arms is: "Gules a crown or superimposed over a sword erect argent hilted and pommed of the second."
Red stands for the traditional red headgear of Šibenik and DrniŠ region, the ethnographic symbol that occurred in the 19th century during the National Revival movement in Dalmatia, the crown is of the type used by the Croatian national rulers in the time of Krešimir and Zvonimir.
The crown of Zvonimir is based on the representation of the crown on the head of a Croatian king found on the old Croatian engraving in a baptistery built in early Romanesque 11th century style. The baptistery is found in Split, and it is believed that the figure represents King Zvonimir-Dmitar (?-1089, ruled from 1075), who liberated Dalmatia from Venetians, and organized the capital and the seat of the Croatian Parliament in Knin. The same crown design is used on the coat of arms of the Split-Dalmatia County.
Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
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Ceremonial flag of Šibenik-Knin County - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
The ceremonial flag is a blue vertical flag with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. Above the coat of arms is inscribed the County name and below the coat of arms are set three details from the Šibenik-Drniš headgear (black spiral curves) that spread within the three flag tails at the bottom.
Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
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Table flag of Šibenik-Knin County - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
A TV report from the County Assembly session few days ago showed on the chairman's desk a table flag of the County in vertical format and in banner form, just like a ceremonial flag.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2002
![[County former flag]](../images/h/hr-si97.gif)
![[County former arms]](../images/h/hr)si97.gif)
Former flag and arms of Šibenik-Knin County - Images by Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
Decision Odluka o pokretanju postupka za utvrdivanje grba, zastave i dana upanije Šibenske, adopted on 27 July 1995 by the Šibenik County Assembly and published on 10 August 1995 in the County official gazette Službeni vjesnik Županije Šibenske, No. 7, constitutes a five-member commission to determine the County coat of arms and flag, to issue a public contest and to establish a jury of experts to judge it and to present the result to the Assembly.
Zakljucak o grbu i zastavi Županije Šibenske, dated 11 December 1996 and published on 20 December 1996 in Službeni vjesnik Županije Šibenske, No. 13, presents the results of the contest. The selected coat of arms is described as "Gules a crown or over a sword argent handled or". The sword is pointing downwards, which is not explicitly stated. The symbolic of the colors is described as: red for the traditional red headgear of Šibenik and DrniŠ region, the ethnographic symbol that occurred in the 19th century during the National Revival movement in Dalmatia, the crown is of the type used by the Croatian national rulers in the time of Krešimir and Zvonimir. The flag is with proportions 1:2, blue with two thin stripes along the top and bottom edge with the coat of arms in the middle. Blue stands for the sea and the stripes for river Krka.
The symbols were eventually adopted by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Šibensko-kninske županije, adopted on 22 December 1997 by the County Assembly and published on 29 December 1997 in Službeni vjesnik Šibensko-kninske županije, No. 17.
![[County former ceremonial flag]](../images/h/hr-si96!.gif)
![[County former ceremonial flag]](../images/h/hr-si97c.gif)
Former ceremonial flag of Šibenik-Knin County - Images by Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006
Left, proposal adopted in 1996 (reconstruction)
Right, flag validated in 1997
The selected ceremonial flag is a blue vertical flag with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. Above the coat of arms is written "ŽUPANIJA ŠIBENSKA" and below the coat of arms are set three details from the Šibenik-Drniš headgear (black spiral curves) that reaches within the three flag tails at the bottom.
Due to the territorial changes made in the beginning of 1997, the reformed County formally adopted the previously selected design with appropriately amended inscription.
Željko Heimer, 19 August 2006