Tag: Croatia

Book Promotion: Flags from Ster, Mast and Bow, 27.9.2023

In Zagreb, in the Tower over the Stone Gates, the seat of the Brotherhood of the Croatian Dragon (DBHZ), the Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Association, on the occasion of the World Vexillology Day, organized the presentation of Daniela Kušpilić’s book “Flags from the Stern, Mast and Bow: Catalog of the Collection of Flags and Signal […]

Commemorative postage stamps “Croatian flags” presented, 5 June 2023.

    In the Tower over the Stone Gates in Zagreb, on 5 June 2023, the Croatian Heraldric and Vexillological Association (HGZD), the Brotherhood of the Croatian Dragon Society (DBHZ) and Croatian postal authority HP – Hrvatska pošta d. d. held a ceremony promoting the new issue of postage stamps of the Republic of Croatia […]

Lecture on Heraldic Artist Milan Sunko, Zagreb, 18 January 2023

Predavanje Heimer 'Sunko' 18.01.2023.

During the customarly Wensdays dragon feasts (events, lectures) in the Tower over the Stone gates on 18 January 2023, a lecture entitled “Milan Sunko – (almost) forgotten heraldic artist of world renown who was revered by the old dragons” was held by Master of Ceremonies of the “Brothers of the Croatian Dragon”, Lt. Colonel Dr. […]

Post-Congress Vexilological Event – Rijeka 2022

A meeting named Post-Congressional Vexilological Event – Rijeka 2022 was held at the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Rijeka (UFRI) in cooperation with the Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Society (HGZD) on 18 July 2022, as an event following the 29th International Vexilological Congress held in Ljubljana previous week, organized by the Slovenian […]

New Book on Flags of Rijeka

After several years of studying, publishing several scholarly papers, and participating a few international conferences with the topic as well as giving a few public lectures in Rijeka, HGZD president Željko Heimer unified his research of the city flag and various other flags used and still in use in the city on the Riječina river. […]

Presentation of Publications on the Occasion of Croatian Flag Day 2022

In the Tower above the Stone Gates, the seat of the Brotherhood of the Croatian Dragon” Society (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 ago […]

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 “Brotherhood of the Croatian Dragon” Society (DBHZ) declared 5 June as the Day […]

Postcongressional Vexillological Event – Rijeka 2022 – 18 July 2022

Rijeka PVE 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 […]

Poster Exhibition in RIjeka “Croatian Coat of Arms and Flag Through the History”

Izložba 'Hrvatski grb i zastava kroz povijest', MO Pećine, Rijeka, 28.5. - 28.6.2021.

The poster exhibition “Croatian Coat of Arms and Flag Through the History” was opened on 28 May 2021 on the occasion of the Statehood Day 30 May and the Croatian Flag Day 5 June in the Pećine Local Council in Rijeka. The exhibition author is president of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV) and […]

»Croatian flag through history«in the »Večernji list« special issue on the occasion of 30 years of Croatian independence

Večernji list Specijal 28. ožujka 2021.

In its weekly edition of March 28, 2021, the Croatian daily Večernji list published a special article entitled “Croatia – 30 Years of Independence”, which, along with forty other interesting articles and conversations about this key moment in Croatian history on 154 pages, also contains the text “Symbol of Identity: Croatian Flag through the History” […]