The

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flag of Croatia ( hr, Zastava Hrvatske) or The Tricolour () is one of the state symbols of

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colours

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white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

and

blue Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ...

. In the middle is the

coat of arms of Croatia The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Grb Republike Hrvatske) consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard (chequy) that consists of 13 red an ...

History

The flag combines the colours of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia (red and white), the

Kingdom of Slavonia The Kingdom of Slavonia ( hr, Kraljevina Slavonija, la, Regnum Sclavoniae, hu, Szlavón Királyság, german: Königreich Slawonien, sr-Cyrl, Краљевина Славонија) was a kingdom of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empi ...

(blue and white) and partially of the

Kingdom of Dalmatia The Kingdom of Dalmatia ( hr, Kraljevina Dalmacija; german: Königreich Dalmatien; it, Regno di Dalmazia) was a crown land of the Austrian Empire (1815–1867) and the Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918). It encompassed the entire ...

(blue and yellow). The red-white-blue tricolour has been used as the Croatian flag since 1848, and the

pan-Slavic colours The pan-Slavic colours (or colors) — red, blue and white — were defined by the Prague Slavic Congress, 1848, based on the flag of Russia, which was introduced in the late 17th century. The tricolor flag of Russia was itself inspired by the f ...

are widely associated with romantic nationalism. While the Banovina of Croatia existed within the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 ...

, it had a similar flag without the modern crown above the

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. After the

was invaded and Croatia became the

Independent State of Croatia The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. It was established in p ...

, the crown was removed and a "U" was placed at the top left of the flag. Also, the first field of the Croatian chequy was white. After

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collapsed and the SFR Yugoslavia was created, Croatia's flag had a five-pointed red star with a yellow border in place of the coat of arms. The star was replaced by the coat of arms in May 1990, shortly after the first multiparty elections. The current flag and the coat of arms were officially adopted on 21 December 1990, about ten months before the proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia and a day before the Constitution of Croatia on 22 December 1990.

Shield

The shield is in the red and white checks of Croatia. Above is a crown made of shields of its various regions. From left to right they are the ancient arms of Croatia,

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...

, Dalmatia, Istria and

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...

Colours

The following colours are specified for use in the flag:

Unicode

The national flag of Croatia is represented as the

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emoji sequence and .

Historical flags

File:Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Croatia_%28925%29.svg, Kingdom of Croatia (925-1102). A banner of Croatia used during the Croatian Kingdom. File:Flag of Croatia (Early 16th century–1526).svg, Croatia in personal union with Hungary (Early 16th century–1526). Banner of Croatian troops (chessboard) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban. File:Flag_of_the_Croatian_Kingdom_%281830%29.png, The Kingdom of Croatia under Habsburg Rule (1830). A yellow swallow-tailed flag with the Croatian Coat of arms on it. File:Flag_of_Kingdom_of_Croatia.png, Croatian Kingdom (Triune Kingdom) (1848). Flag of Croatia during the 1848 Hungarian revolution. File:Flag of the Triune Kingdom of Croatia.svg, Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia since 1848. It was banned between 1852 and 1860 File:Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg).svg, Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (1852–1860), similar to the

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File:Flag of the Kingdom of Slavonia.svg, Flag of the

(1852–1868) File:Flag of the Kingdom of Dalmatia.svg, Flag of the

(1820–1918) File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia.svg, Civil Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (1868–1918) File:Flag of Croatia-Slavonia with CoA.svg, Flag of the

Triune Kingdom The Triune Kingdom ( hr, Trojedna kraljevina) or Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia ( hr, Trojedna Kraljevina Hrvatske, Slavonije i Dalmacije) was the concept—advocated by the leaders of the 19th-century Croatian national revival ...

of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia with the coat of arms, for usage in autonomic affairs. (1868–1918)Jelena Boršak-Marijanović, Zastave kroz stoljeća, Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, 1996, p. 110 File:Flag of Banate of Croatia (1939-1941).svg, Flag of the Banovina of Croatia (1939–1941) File:Flag of Independent State of Croatia.svg, Flag of the

(1941–1945) File:Flag of the Federal State of Croatia.svg , Flag of the

Federal State of Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Social ...

used by

Croatian Partisans The Croatian Partisans, officially the National Liberation Movement in Croatia ( hr, Narodnooslobodilački pokret u Hrvatskoj; NOP), were part of the anti-fascist National Liberational Movement in the Axis-occupied Yugoslavia which was the most ...

during

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, until 1945 File:Flag of the People's Republic of Croatia 1945-1947.png, Flag of the

People's Republic of Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Sociali ...

(8 May 1945 – 18 Jan 1947) File:Flag of Croatia (1947–1990).svg, Flag of the

Socialist Republic of Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Socia ...

(1947–1990) File:Flag of Croatia (white chequy).svg, Flag of Croatia used in 1990, prior to the official adoption of the current flag. File:Flag of Croatia (1990).svg, Variation of the flag of the Republic of Croatia (25 July – 21 December 1990)

Other official flags in Croatia

Naval and other official flags

Gallery

File:Flag of Croatia in Dubrovnik.jpg, Croatian flag flying in Dubrovnik. File:Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2011 (20).JPG, Fans holding the Croatian flag during the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix. File:2010 Paralympics Opening Ceremony - Croatia entering.jpg, Athletes of Croatia entering during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Paralympics with the national flag. File:Croatian Flags during the Statehood Day (2007).jpg, A series of Croatian flags during Statehood Day in 2007. File:Svecanost podizanja NATOve zastave Zagreb 2.jpg, Croatian Honor Guard during the parade. File:Parlement européen de Strasbourg cérémonie des couleurs Croatie 11.jpg, Croatian flag raised in the

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after accession in 2013. File:Opening ceremony 2015 WCh t181415.jpg, The Croatian flag during the 2015 World Fencing Championships opening ceremony in Moscow. File:Horvát Embassy Budapest.JPG, The flag in the Croatian Embassy in Budapest. File:Day of Independence - Croatia (4).jpg, In

Crikvenica Crikvenica () is a city in Croatia, located on the Adriatic in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Names The names of the town in various languages include: * la, Ad Turres * it, Cirquenizza * hu, Cirkvenica, Cirkvenicza, Czirkvenicza, Czirkweni ...

, fans gathered with the Croatian flag watching the

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playing

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during the 2016 Independence Day holiday.

References

External links

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National symbols of Croatia

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History

Shield

Colours

Unicode

Historical flags

Other official flags in Croatia

Naval and other official flags

Gallery

See also

References

External links