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What is the meaning of Croatia Flag?

[edit] Flag of Croatia

Interpretations of the Colours One of interpretations of colours dating from late 19th century is Red Croatia, White Croatia, and Kingdom of Slavonia (blue). Red and White Croatia are Croatian states from early middle age, approximately in today's Dalmatia (Red) and central Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (White).

And finally to mention an interpretation of colours of the Croatian flag made by Miroslav Krleza, a great national writer, saying that the colours represent the three symbols of Croatian history and people: blood of Croatian martyrs, Croatian peaceful lamb like nature, and Croatian devotion to God.

[edit] Flag of “Kingdom of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia”

I’ve deleted the flag of the so-called “Kingdom of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia inside Austria-Hungary” because checking informations written in other Wikipedia articles, I’ve seen that this so-called “Kingdom” — contrary to Croatian Republic of Yugoslavia and the Independent State of Croatia — never existed officially; from 1867 to 1918 Dalmatia was in the Austrian part of the Empire, and the most of the north and west of today’s Croatia (Croatia and Slavonia) was part of the Hungarian part of the Empire.

So, the deletion is based on a lack of evidences supporting this flag; anyway, possibly this flag “Kingdom of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia” came from Pan-Slavic movements inside Austria-Hungary during the second half of 19th century. --MaGioZal 02:58, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the "Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia" existed as an autonomous unit of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. It had "Dalmatia" only in the name, as a kind of "territorial aspiration" (Dalmatia itself was at the time indeed in the Austrian part of the monarchy and an autonomous unit as well). More on the flag on this page, under the heading "Triune Kingdom of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia, 1867 - 1918" --Elephantus 20:05, 17 January 2006 (UTC)