Pregrada (Town, Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia)

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Flag of Pregrada - Image by Željko Heimer, 7 September 2006

• Presentation of Pregrada
• Flag of Pregrada
• Coat of arms of Pregrada
  • Rejected coat of arms

See also:

• Croatia
• Krapina-Zagorje County (Croatia)
• Croatia: Local flags

Presentation of Pregrada

Pregrada is located some 10 km due west from Krapina, with some 7 500 inhabitants, about 1 300 in the town of Pregrada itself. Pregrada was mentioned already in 1334.

Željko Heimer, 7 September 2003

Flag of Pregrada

The flag (photo of a table flag, Vecernij list, 1 August 2003) is green with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.

Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 7 September 2003

Coat of arms of Pregrada

Coat of arms of Pregrada - Image by Željko Heimer, 15 June 2004

The coat of arms of Pregrada is "Vert two lions rampant regardant and crowned or langued and armed gules holding together in front paws a church argent with two belfries roofed gules and in chief a mullet of eight or and a crescent argent".
The two lions are from the family arms of Keglević, an important feudal family that held two castles in the vicinity.

Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 7 September 2003

Rejected coat of arms

Rejected coat of arms - Image by Željko Heimer, 1 October 2005

The coat of arms initially adopted included a checky chief divided to form the shape of hills and overall in cantons a bunch of grapes and antique guns. The design was rejected by the Ministry of Administration.

Željko Heimer, 1 October 2005