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Otočac (Town, Lika-Senj County, Croatia)

Flag of Otočac - Image by Željko Heimer, 23 November 2001

Presentation of Otočac
Flag of Otočac
Coat of arms of Otočac
Ceremonial flag of Otočac

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Presentation of Otočac

Otočac is located in the center of the region (karst field) known as Gacka. It was mentioned already in the first texts written in Croatian language in the late 11th century. The town was given to the Order of the Temple in the 13th century, later on it was an hereditary ownership of the Frankopan, Dukes of Krk and, later, Dukes of Gacka. With the advent of the Turkish threat, the region becomes a border stronghold, and remains so for many years.

Željko Heimer, 23 November 2001

Flag of Otočac

The symbols of Otočac, as reported by by Enver Ljubović [lju01], are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi, adopted on 25 October 1995 by the Town Assembly.
The symbols were approved by the Ministry of Administration on 3 January 1996.

The symbols 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, 4 November 2007

Coat of arms of Otočac

Coat of arms of Otočac - Image by Željko Heimer, 23 November 2001

The coat of arms is "Argent, a lion rampant gules crowned or and in chief three crescents of the second fesswise".
As reported by by Enver Ljubović [lju01], the coat of arms used elements from the 1430 family arms of the Frankopan Dukes ("Argent two lions rampant gules crowned or holding together loafs of bread" - the Frankopan are much better known elsewhere by their 1330 coat of arms "Per fess gules and or, in chief a mullet of the last" - and crescents from the arms of other ancient rulers of Gacka, the Vilić family ("Or an eagle crowned displayed sable overall on a bar argent three crescents gules", from the Korjenić-Neorić Armorial, 1595).

Željko Heimer, 23 November 2001

Ceremonial flag of Otočac

Ceremonial flag of Otočac - Image by Željko Heimer, 27 November 2001

The ceremonial flag is red, in the middle the coat of arms, also the name of the town (attributed, "u Gackoj", in Gacka) and two branches in golden yellow.

Željko Heimer, 23 November 2001