On June 8, 2022, the Institut cafe-gallery in Zagreb, at Metalčeva 3, which traditionally hosts numerous forums on socially relevant topics, exhibitions of young artists, literary and film evenings, chess tournaments, knowledge quizzes and a handful of other interesting events, was held presentation of Ana Marija Ambrušec’s book Heraldic Heritage of the Križevci-Kalnik Area, co-published […]
Presentation of Publications on the Occasion of Croatian Flag Day 2022
In the Tower above the Stone Gates, the seat of the Society of Brethren of the Croatian Dragon (DBHZ), in the traditional slot of draconian events on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, and on the occasion of the Croatian Flag Day on 5 June, a presentation of several publications related to that occasion. Namely, four years […]
Commemorative Book of the 170th Anniversary of Croatian Tricolor Issued
Four years ago, four national institutions engaged in the research and preservation of the national symbolic heritage, each in its own way: the Croatian Historical Museum (HPM), the Croatian Institute of History (HIP), the Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Society (HGZD) and the Society of Brethren of the Croatian Dragon (DBHZ) declared 5 June as the […]
»Grb i zastava« № 31 Issued
The № 31 of »Grb i zastava« was printed, in its Volume XVI, soon to be posted to subscriber addresses. Additional copies of the GiZ you may order from Leykam International. We copy here from the »Editorial«: Dear Reader, I hope you are still well and healthy. It appears that the consequences of pandemic, earthquakes, […]
Vexilla Romana – a Lecture on Roman Vexilla
Since the new meeting place of the Zagreb Classical Gymnasium Society is the multimedia hall of the Classical Gymnasium, Željko Heimer‘s lecture was held right there. Current and former students were given the opportunity to listen to a lecture that was supposed to be held two years ago, but unfortunately, it was postponed due to […]
Postcongressional Vexillological Event – Rijeka 2022 – 18 July 2022
The Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Association (HGZD – Hrvatsko grboslovno i zastavoslovno društvo) is organizing a one‐day Postcongressional Vexillological Event in Rijeka (Croatia) on 18 July 2022 for the delegates attending the 29th International Congress of Vexillology (ICV29) to be held in Ljubljana between 11‐15 July 2022.The event will include several lectures by Croatian vexillologists […]
Croatian Post, Inc. has accepted HGZD’s proposal to publish a series of postage stamps in 2023 on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Croatian tricolor. Croatian Flag Day (June 5) was jointly established in 2018 by four national institutions (the Croatian Institute of History, Croatian History Museum, Society of Brethren of the Croatian […]
Address to a Seminar in China
President of HGZD, in his role as the FIAV president, answered the invitation of the Vexillological Research Center of China (VRCC, 中国旗帜学研究中心) to address the participants of the First VRCC Flag Suppliers Seminar. The Seminar was held on 8 December 2021 in Chinese city of Zhuji, some sixty kilometers south of Hangzhou, where some of […]
»Grb i zastava« № 30 Issued
The № 30 of »Grb i zastava« was printed, in its Volume XV, soon to be posted to subscriber addresses. Additional copies of the GiZ you may order from Leykam International. We copy here from the »Editorial«: Dear Reader, I hope you are well and healthy. Even if we are still surrounded with the pandemic, […]
Attending the Flag Institute Annual General Meeting 2022
The president of HGZD and the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV) Heimer participated at the British Flag Institute (FI) Annual General Meeting and Winter Conference, held at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, UK on 20 November 2021. The meeting and conference took place in a hybrid format with on-site and on-line video participation. […]









