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Flag of Varaždinske Toplice - Image by Željko Heimer, 7 February 2004
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The town of Varaždinske Toplice is located some 12 km south-east of Varaždin. It counted 7,200 inhabitants in 1993.
Varaždinske Toplice's history tracks back to the ancient Roman period, when it was known as Aquae Isae and famous for its thermal spas. It is not surprising that health tourism is today the most important source of income in the picturesque little town.
Željko Heimer, 13 February 2003
The symbols of Varaždinske Toplice are prescribed by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Grada Varaždinske Toplice, adopted on 30 July 1999 by the Town Assembly and published on 19 November 1999 in the County official gazette Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, No. 19.
The Decision was superseded by Decision Odluka o grbu i zastavi Grada Varaždinske Toplice, adopted on 16 April 2003 by the Town Assembly and published on 18 April 2003 in Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, no. 7.
Decision Odluka o opisu i uporabi grba i zastave Grada Varaždinske Toplice, adopted on 10 July 2009 by the Town Assembly and published on 11 July 2009 in Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, No. 19, superseded the previous Decision, which described only the coat of arms and flag but not the ceremonial flag.
The current Town Statutes Statut Grada Varaždinske Toplice, adopted on 10 July 2009 by the Town Assembly and published on 11 July 2009 in Službeni vjesnik Varaždinske županije, No. 19, include the full description of the coat of arms, the flag and the ceremonial flag.
The symbols were designed by the Heraldic Art d.o.o. company, from Rijeka.
The flag is in proportions 1:2, dark blue with the coat of arms, bordered yellow, in the middle.
Željko Heimer, 28 September 2011
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Coat of arms of Varaždinske Toplice - Image by Željko Heimer, 13 February 2003
The coat of arms of Varaždinske Toplice is "Azure a sea-lion or rampant langued and armed gules holding in his dexter a castle argent roofed gules with a belfry".
As explained in the Town Statutes and latest Decision, the blue field of the shield symbolizes the sulphur thermal spa being known here from the Roman times, the golden "griffin (water lion)" (sic!) stands for a long, rich history and the tradition of use of thermal waters. The golden outline of the shield stands for welfare in the town. The belfry is the St. Martin belfry, symbolizing "the emergence of town symbols in 1420 by the grant of a Free Marketplace Charter and the right to choose a magistrate by the Zagreb Chapter, previous owner of Varaždinske Toplice". However, this does not necessarily imply that these symbols are anywhere near that old!.
Željko Heimer, 20 December 2009
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Ceremonial flag of Varaždinske Toplice - Image by Željko Heimer, 22 December 2007
The ceremonial flag (photo, Valentino vez flagmaker) is a blue gonfalon ending triangularly witha golden fringe, with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the town in three arches above and a wreath of six maiz ears below it.
The Town Statutes and latest Decision describe a different ceremonial flag, matching those usually designed by Heraldic Art: a blue gonfalon with the coat of arms in the centre of it and the name of the town above, the fly end with three tails with a golden fringe, each containing an oak ornament. The oak ornaments stand for the wooded and healthy surroundings of the town.
Željko Heimer, 20 December 2009