coat of arms and flag of Croatia are the inalienable national symbols of the state.They enjoy special honor local people.This attitude of Croats to them is primarily due to the fact that these characters are very closely connected with the history of the country.
General description
itself flag of Croatia, photos of which are shown below, is a rectangular cloth of regular shape whose sides are proportional to correspond as 2 to 1. It consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width and painted in red, white andblue color (when viewed from the top down).It should be noted that the choice in favor of this color scheme is considered to be a kind of a tribute to the traditions of many peoples of Slavic origin.In the center of the flag of the country placed the coat of arms of the state.
Coat Croatia
According to official data, the national coat of arms in its present form, which is necessarily applied to the flag of Croatia, was first used in the early sixteenth century, representatives of the Habsburg dynasty.He is the image of the shield of the 25 red and white squares arranged in five rows and arranged in a checkerboard pattern.Above it is a crown with five teeth, each of which marks one of the historic areas: Croatia, Istria, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Slavonia.Among the citizens of the country there is a legend that the squares of their national symbols have appeared thanks to Svetoslav Suronyu - local king.He was in the tenth century, has acquired the right to own some land after winning the chess game of the Venetian doge.
history
flag Red, white and blue colors that are used in the state symbols, are traditional for Croatian citizens.Since ancient times, they were present in the national costume.In 1848, the authorities in the country to come Josip Jelacic, who played a very important role in gaining independence from the government of Hungary.It was under his authority has been actively used the tricolor, which in our time is the indivisibility and integrity of all Croatian lands.
In 1939, the Croatian flag was first placed the national coat of arms.Six years later he was replaced by a red star, which was associated with the entry into the country of Yugoslavia.After another two years, it appeared golden border.Application of stars in the first place due to the onset of a long period of Communist rule.As such, the state symbol was used until the country's independence in 1990.Immediately afterwards, the star was replaced with a shield, and then coat of arms.In its present form the national flag of Croatia was officially approved at the legislative level, 22 December 1990.
meaning of symbols
According to unofficial interpretation of national symbols used for the Croatian flag colors are directly linked with the history of the local people.In particular, the red stripe represents the personification of the blood of the martyrs who fought for independence, white signifies the beauty of the local nature of the lamb, and the blue symbolizes loyalty Slavic god."Checkerboard", which accounts for the bulk of the coat of arms that is applied to the flag of Croatia, composed of twelve of thirteen red and white fields.According to historical data, starting from the tenth century, it was used as a royal symbol of Croatian rulers.Located above the crown, as already noted, it marks the five historical areas.This shield of Croatia represents the image of a gold star on a silver crescent, Istria - the golden ram with red hoofs and horns, Dalmatian - the three lions of golden heads of Dubrovnik - two red stripes on a blue field, Slavonia - marten on the red, edged with silver band and goldstars above it.
