Municipality of Opovo
South Banat District, Region of Vojvodina
- Bearer
- Municipality of Opovo
- Adopted
- 22 May 2019
- Author
- Aleksa Savulov
- District
- South Banat District
- Region
- Region of Vojvodina
- Eparchy
- Eparchy of Banat
- Official website
- opovo.org.rs
The Municipality of Opovo uses arms and a flag officially introduced on 22 May 2019, both designed by Aleksa Savulov, a citizen of Opovo. The arms unite the municipality's patron Saint Nicholas, the lion from the arms of the Banat and the motifs of the River Tamiš, the stork and ears of grain. The municipality also uses a simple black-and-white logo, which appeared as its symbol in brochures and on the official website.
Blazon
A shield divided into a chief and a base, and the chief vertically as well: in the first, blue field Saint Nicholas in a bishop's vestments; in the second, red field a gold lion rampant; in the green base a silver wavy bar, above it a white stork, and on each side two gold ears of grain.
A white flag with a bordure made up of red, blue and white triangles and the municipality's arms in the centre.
Symbolism and meaning
Saint Nicholas in the first field is the patron of the municipality. The second field represents the Banat and is derived from its arms, but the lion does not hold a sabre in its right forepaw. The wavy bar in the lower field denotes the River Tamiš, and the stork the biological diversity of the area, home to the largest population of storks in Serbia; in folk tradition it is also a symbol of fertility and fidelity. The four ears of grain represent the four settlements that make up the municipality.
