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Raša (Municipality, Istria County, Croatia)

Arsia

Flag of Raša - Image by Željko Heimer, 27 June 2004

Presentation of Raša
Flag of Raša
Coat of arms of Raša
Ceremonial flag of Raša

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Presentation of Raša

Raša (Italian, Arsia) is located about halfway between Rijeka and Pula, some 30 km north-east of Pula. It has about 4,000 inhabitants, some 2,000 in the small town of the same name.
Raša is often nicknamed "The Youngest Town in Istria" since it was built in 1937 as a mining settlement; mining is still the most important industry there.

Željko Heimer, 27 June 2004

Flag of Raša

The symbols of Raša were adopted in November 2003, as reported by Krsitian Stepčić Reisman (Opcina Raša dobila novi grb - Rudarska svjetiljka kao putokaz za bolju budućnost, Ca je novega?, No. 3).

The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka, and approved by the Ministry of Administration / Central State Office for Administration before 2006.

The flag is in proportions 1:2, dark blue with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 23 May 2008

Coat of arms of Raša

Coat of arms of Raša, left, as used, right, as proposed - Images by Željko Heimer, 24 August 2008

The coat of arms is is "Azure a miner's lamp or inflamed gules iradiating argent".

There are minor differences between the coat of arms shown in Ca je novega?, presenting also the drawings prepared by the designer, which is used by the municipality (municipal website) and the coat of arms shown in the poster issued by the designer ((Likovna rješenja slućbenih grbova odobrena od Ministarstva uprave a na temelju pozitivne ocjene od Povjerenstva za odobrenje grba i zastave poster, Heraldic art d.o.o., 2006).
The differences between the two desgins is mostly obvious in the shape of the red flame and in the shape of the burner from which it emerges. In the official design in use, the flame top is off-centred to sinister and the flame is not symmetrical along the vertical, while in the poster's depiction the flame is symmetrical and the top is not visible behind the central bar of the lamp. The burner in the official design has a notch in the dexter half from which the flame is burning, while the burner in the poster's design is a bit higher and has no notch.

Željko Heimer, 24 August 2008

Ceremonial flag of Raša

Ceremonial flag of Raša - Image by Željko Heimer, 27 October 2007

The ceremonial flag is is a blue gonfalon witha triangular fly ending witha golden fringe, containing the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle, the name of the municipality above and linden and olive branches below.

Željko Heimer, 27 June 2004