Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton

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Flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton - Image by Željko Heimer, 13 February 2005

• Flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• Coat of arms of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• Proposed flag for Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Police

• Municipalities
  • Čapljina
  • Čitluk
  • Jablanica
  • Konjic
  • Mostar
  • Neum
  • Prozor-Rama
  • Ravno
  • Stolac

See also:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

The flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is in proportions 3:5, to match the former flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, horizontally divided in five stripes of red over white over blue over white over green, and with the coat of arms in the middle.
The red-white-green stripes refer to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to the Croat and Bosniak majorities, while the blue stripe in the middle represents river Neretva.

Željko Heimer, 13 February 2005

Coat of arms of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Coat of arms of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton - Image by Željko Heimer, 13 February 2005

The coat of arms is a golden-bordered blue shield with three white wavy stripes and a light blue chief with a golden nine-pointed star.
The adoption of the symbols of the canton was quite a difficult process and the solution eventually adopted is an obvious compromise to avoid any ethnical reference. The wavy lines no doubt refer to river Neretva that is important in the life of the people here, but also to the sea coast - Herzegovina-Neretva Canton being the only canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina with access to the sea. The three lines possibly also refer to the three consitutional nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nine-pointed star refer to the nine municipalities of the Canton.

Željko Heimer, 13 February 2005

Proposed flag for Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Proposed flag for Herzegovina-Neretva Canton - Image by Željko Heimer, 1 January 1998

A TV coverage from Mostar shows a flag horizontally divided blue-white-blue (1:2:1) with the former arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina (fleur-de-lis and bend) offcentered towads the hoist.
This was an "unofficial variant of a flag proposed for the flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton". The proposal was rejected by the Canton Assembly.

Željko Heimer & Jaume Ollé, 1 January 1998

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Police

Flag of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Police - Image by Željko Heimer, 13 February 2005

The flag of the cantonal police is light blue, bordered golden, with the police badge in the middle. The badge contains the Canton coat of arms and the inscription "POLICIJA" above, "MUP" (Ministry of the Interior) below, and on the sides "HERCEGOVAČKO" and "NERETVANSKI", respectively.

Željko Heimer, 13 February 2005