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Oprtalj, Croatia

Portole, Istria County

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[Municipality flag] image by Željko Heimer, 14 April 2023


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Presentation of Oprtalj

The municipality of Oprtalj (981 inhabitants in 2001, 118 in the village of Oportalj) is located in the central northern part of Istria, across the valley of river Mirna of the much more famous town of Motovun, about 20 km north-west of Pazin.

Željko Heimer, 26 August 2004


Flag of Oprtalj

The flag of Oprtalj (photo) is in proportions 1:2, white, with the coat of arms in the middle.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 1 August 2016


Coat of arms of Oprtalj

[Municipality coat of arms] image by Željko Heimer, 26 August 2004

The coat of arms is "Azure masoned walls argent issuant from the base with three closed doors proper and in chief a cross patty or".
This is the historical coat of arms, possibly dating from the 14th century.

Željko Heimer, 26 August 2004


Historical arms of Oprtalj

[Municipality coat of arms] image by Željko Heimer, 14 April 2023

The municipality of Oprtalj has a historical coat of arms: in a blue shield, a silver wall with a crown and with three closed wooden doors and a golden cross in the header. A light gray vertical flag with a coat of arms in the lower part and gold ribbons along the vertical edges and gold fringes along the lower edge is prescribed.

Tomislav Šipek, 14 April 2023


Ceremonial flag of Oprtalj

[Municipality flag]   [Municipality flag] image by Željko Heimer, 1 August 2016

The ceremonial flag (photo, photo) is vertical with the coat of arms in the centre, bordered in gold around the edges and with the municipality's name inscribed in gold in two arches above the arms, in Croatian and Italian.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 1 August 2016

It is recorded that a white flag with a coat of arms in the middle is used, and as a ceremonial flag a vertical version bordered with a gold border, with the name of the municipality written in gold in Croatian and Italian in two arches above the coat of arms.

Tomislav Šipek, 14 April 2023