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Andrijaševci (Municipality, Vukovar-Srijem County, Croatia)

Flag of Andrijaševci - Image by Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007

Presentation of Andrijaševci
Flag of Andrijaševci
Coat of arms of Andrijaševci
Table flag of Andrijaševci

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Presentation of Andrijaševci

Andrijaševci is located 10 km south of Vinkovci. It has 4,250 inhabitants of which almost 2,200 live in the village of the same name, and the other half in nearby Rokovci. It is said that in Andrijaševci are still living the descendants of the Croats living there before the Turkish occupation, who remained there during the occupation until the liberation in 1700 and ever afterwards, which is, indeed, remarkable for a Slavonian village.

Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007

Flag of Andrijaševci

The symbols of Andrijaševci 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 Andrijaševci

Coat of arms of Andrijaševci - Image by Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007

The coat of arms is "Argent a hound rampant holding in its jaws a loaf of bread or".
The patron saint of Andrijaševci, as may be guessed from the place name, is St. Andrew, so one would expect to see the saltire (Andrew's cross) on the arms. However, the dog with a loaf of bread reminds me St. Roch and the legend telling how he fed a starving dog from a sore he made on his leg dipping bread in his blood (see for instance the arms of Drniš). St. Roch is the patron saint of Rakovci, the second village in the municipality.

Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007

Table flag of Andrijaševci

Table flag of Andrijaševci - Image by Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007

The table flag is a red gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails containing oak ornaments, with the coat of arms in the middle and the name of the municipality above.

Željko Heimer, 4 November 2007