Wednesday, 17 February 2016

History Of Croatia Flag

By Donald Volts


Croatia is a former Yugoslav republic on the Adriatic Sea. It is about the size of West Virginia. Part of Croatia is a barren, rocky region lying in the Dinaric Alps. The Zagorje region north of the capital, Zagreb, is a land of rolling hills, and the fertile agricultural region of the Pannonian Plain is bordered by the Drava, Danube, and Sava Rivers in the east.

Like other Western European countries, Croatia was founded on the ruins of the Roman Empire. Croatia is indeed unique, not only for its crystal, clear blue sea but also for a thousand years of different cultures. The Croats are believed to be purely Slavic people who migrated from Ukraine and settled in present-day Croatia during the 6th century. Croatia is bounded by Slovenia in the northwest, by Hungary in the northeast, by Serbia and Montenegro in the east, by Bosnia and Herzegovina in the south, and by the Adriatic Sea in the west. The Adriatic Sea is not only a deep gulf in the Mediterranean, it is also known as the cradle of ancient civilization.

In June 1991, the Croatian parliament passed a declaration of independence from Yugoslavia. Six months of intensive fighting with the Serbian-dominated Yugoslavian army followed, claiming thousands of lives and wreaking mass destruction.

The Croatian banner was received on December 21, 1990, making it one of the world's more up to date banners. Croatia gained the freedom from Yugoslavia in 1991. The red, white and blue have been used as Croatia's banner since 1848. The Croatian banner comprises of three flat stripes - the top stripe is red; the center one white and the base stripe is blue. Amidst the banner sits the Croatian crest.

The Croatian flag's colors were inherited from the country's coat of arms. An unofficial interpretation of the flag states that the colors represent the three symbols of Croatian history and people - the red represents the blood of Croatian martyrs; the white symbolizes Croatia's peaceful lamb-like nature, and the blue represents Croatian devotion to God.

The fundamental place of the crest is a checkerboard that comprises of 13 red and 12 silver fields. The checkerboard has been an image of Croatian lords following, at any rate, the tenth Century. Over the checkerboard are five delegated coats which speak of the authentic localities from which Croatia started. The Flag Company Inc had practical experience in banner plans offered an extraordinary release of decals and banners to retain the historical backdrop of Croatian Flag for the future generations.




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