Greater arms — Municipality of Štrpce
Greater arms
Territorial Heraldry

Municipality of Štrpce

Kosovo District, Region of Kosovo and Metohija

Bearer
Municipality of Štrpce
Author
Dragomir Acović
District
Kosovo District
Region
Region of Kosovo and Metohija
Eparchy
Eparchy of Raška and Prizren

The Municipality of Štrpce uses greater arms and a banner, whose author is Dragomir Acović of the Serbian Heraldry Society. On the red shield is a silver wolf with a gold mace, and the supporters of the greater arms, Saint Nicholas and Emperor Dušan, stand beside the state flag of Serbia and the banner of the municipality. The ribbon at the foot bears the old name of the area, “Сириникь”, and the year 1331. The Serbian Heraldry Society had earlier also designed a flag in red and white, derived from the initial of the municipality's name.

Blazon

Shield

On a red field a silver wolf rampant with gold claws, teeth and tongue, lacking its left paw, gripping a gold mace in its right paw.

Crown

A silver mural crown without crenellations.

Supporters

On the dexter Saint Nicholas in a bishop's vestments, with the Gospel, and on the sinister Emperor Dušan in imperial robes, with a sceptre in his right hand and an unrolled charter in his left. Beside the supporters, in accordance with the rules of Serbian civic heraldry, are lances with flags — on the dexter the Serbian national flag, on the sinister the banner of the municipality.

Compartment

Rocky mountain ground.

Ribbon

A ribbon with the inscription “СИРИНИКЬ — 1331 — ШТРПЦЕ”, unrolled across the compartment.

Banner

Red, with a silver mural crown as in the arms, from which issues a silver wolf with a gold mace.

Earlier insignia

  1. 2007.Flag by the Serbian Heraldry Society

    The flag in red and white, recorded in 2007, was designed by the Serbian Heraldry Society. According to the explanation of Dragomir Acović, the vertical stripes together with the lower one form the Cyrillic letter Ш, the initial of the name Štrpce, the triangular motif refers to the Šar Mountains, and red and white are the Serbian heraldic colours.

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