Municipality of Svilajnac
Pomoravlje District, Region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Bearer
- Municipality of Svilajnac
- Adopted
- June 2002 (flag 28 June 2002).
- Author
- Aleksandar Palavestra
- District
- Pomoravlje District
- Region
- Region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Eparchy
- Eparchy of Braničevo
- Official website
- svilajnac.rs
The Municipality of Svilajnac uses arms in two levels, lesser and greater, as well as a banner in the colours and with the charges of the shield. The arms were adopted in June 2002 in place of the previous pseudo-heraldic emblem, and the author is the heraldist Aleksandar Palavestra; the flag was adopted on 28 June 2002. The insignia are canting: the silk moth and the silk cocoon refer to the name of the place, and besides the square banner a rectangular horizontal and a vertical flag are also in use. The supporters of the greater arms are Voivode Stevan Sinđelić and Mara Resavkinja.
Blazon
On a blue field a silver silk moth with wings displayed, and beneath it a gold silk cocoon.
A silver mural crown of dressed stone with three visible crenellations.
On the dexter Voivode Stevan Sinđelić in folk costume, with a sabre at his belt, holding a lance with the Serbian tricolour; on the sinister Mara Resavkinja in folk costume, with a laurel wreath in her left hand and a lance with the municipal flag in her right.
A grassy mound with oak leaves.
A white ribbon with the inscription “1467. СВИЛАЈНАЦ 1866.” in black letters.
In addition to the square banner, a rectangular horizontal and a vertical variant of the flag with the same charges on a blue field are also used.
A blue cloth with a silver silk moth above a gold silk cocoon, as on the shield.
Symbolism and meaning
The charges in the arms and on the flag are canting. Silk (“svila”) is at the root of the name Svilajnac, so the silk moth and the gold cocoon from which silk fibre is obtained refer directly to the name of the place.
The year 1467 on the ribbon marks the first mention of the place, and 1866 the year in which Prince Mihailo by decree proclaimed Svilajnac a small town. Voivode Stevan Sinđelić, the supporter on the dexter side, was born in the village of Vojska near Svilajnac.
