Željko Heimer
The latest number of the scientific journal Sociologija i prostor: Sociology and Space Quarterly Journal for Spatial and Socio-Cultural Development Studies, No 219, Vol. 59 (2021) dedicated to the COVID-19 pandemic published the review paper by Željko Heimer “Epidemic Vexillology – The Use of Flags in Control and Prevention of Infectious Disease Prevention” https://hrcak.srce.hr/255064 Summary: […]
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” […]
In the end of this February the newest monograph on Croatian historical land, national, and current sate heraldic symbols was issued. It is a richly illustrated work entitled “CROATIAN COATS OF ARMS Genesys – Symbolism – History”, co-authored by Mate Božić and Stjepan Ćosić. Extensive summaries in English and German were translated by Željko Heimer, […]
New issue № 15 of the Macedonian Herald, the gazette of the Macedonian Heraldic Society (MGD), presents four peer-reviewed scholar papers, including an interesting overview by Heimer of the contemporary Croatian municipal heraldry and the role of the Heraldic Commission. It also presents papers on wedding flags, military insignia of the red star in Macedonia […]
Czech National Congresses of Vexillology are held every four years since 1996 in another town in Czech Republic. This year the 7th Congress was held in the Moravian-Silesian city of Frýdek-Místek from 4 until 6 September 2020. The FIAV President addressed the Congress participants via vieolink within the Congress opening ceremony on 5 September 2020. […]
Croatian national broadcasting company HRT published on its news portal on August 23, 2020 an article about flags that appear in connection with recent events in Belarus, which we transfer here translated https://vijesti.hrt.hr/646215/zasto-bjeloruski-prosvjednici-koriste-bijelo-crveno-bijelu-zastavu-umjesto-sluzbene Why are Belarusian protesters using a white-red-white flag instead of the official one? A frequent sight in the current protests in Belarus […]
The German global broadcasting network Deutsche Welle broadcasted on 9 July 2020 a video-call interview with FIAV President Heimer regarding the state flag change issues, initiated with the events rgarding the US state of Mississipii flag change debate. The TV story onthe Mississippi flag was published in their daily news report Der Tag, right after […]
The Flagmaster magazine of the British Flag Institute, which has been published since 1971, published in its number 160, for the summer of 2020, an interview with FIAV President Željko Heimer led by Alex Cachinero-Gorman. In the interview, Heimer answers questions about the role and goals of FIAV, the relationship between FIAV and its members, […]
The Croatian-Czech Society, the Czech Beseda Zagreb, the Coordination of Croatian Friendship Societies and the Croatian Heraldry and Flag Society marked the 100th anniversary of the Czech flag on Tuesday, June 23, at the Czech National House in Zagreb with a lecture given by Lietenant Colonel Dr. Željko Heimer, President of the Croatian Heraldry and […]
The 54th annual conference of the North American Vexillological Association – Association nord-américaine de vexillologie (NAVA), abbreviated NAVA 54, was held under special pandemic travel restrictions, using a “virtual meeting room” in WebEx. was hosted by the U.S. Library of Congress. The conference was opened by NAVA President Peter Ansoff, and as a special guest, […]
 FIAV | Međunarodna federacija veksiloloških udrugaInternational Federation of Vexillological AssociationsLa Fédération Internationale des Associations Vexillologiques | & | Međunarodna genealoška i heraldička konfederacijaInternational Confederation of Genealogy and HeraldryLa Confédération Internationale de Généalogie et d'Héraldique |  CIGH |
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