Last modified: 2006-10-28 by dov gutterman
Keywords: istria | vrsar | apple | bear | orsera |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
image by Željko Heimer, 16 August 2006
See also:
Other sites:
Vrsar is a community in the Istrian County, half way between Rovinj and Porec.
The ancient town has it own histoorical coat of arms showing an
apple tree held by two bears. The Italian name of teh town is
Orsera - thus the bears are probably canting. It seems that
recently this was adopted formally in a modernized form, since
such is used on a road sign in Vrsar, as Tomislav Šipek
photographed it. The coat of arms is oval shield argent an
apple tree proper held by two bears proper rampant on a mount
vert. The mentioned road sign had the background dark
blue, and this may be indicative that the flag may also be dark
blue with the coat of arms in the middle, but this would have to
be confirmed yet.
Željko Heimer, 1 January 2005
In the computer magazine "Vidi" of August 2006 there
is an article on an even from Vrsar, where the flag is clearly
shown. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle,
somewhat differently coloured then what I reported previously.
This may indicate that the design has been formally adopted and
approved.
The web site of the community at <www.vrsar.hr> conatins yet an
other colouring scheme for the coat of arms.
Željko Heimer, 16 August 2006
pn-vr.gif)
image by Željko Heimer, 1 January 2005