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adopted 30 Jun 1959
![Ferwerderadiel wimpel]](../images/n/nl-frwf2.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 29 Jun 2005
André van de Loo bought some time ago the new wimpel (pennant)
of Ferwerderadiel, Fryslân province. This was:
blue over yellow; at the hoist 14 chequy square of yellow and blue;
the blue squares charged with a yellow 6-pointed star.
This was a wimpel based on the hoist of the municipal flag and the colors
of the municipal flag and arms. The 7 stars represent the 7 villages in
the municipality.
After a bit of research André discovered that there was already
a different municipal wimpel, designed by the Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk
(Frisian Council of Heraldry) in 1984: red over white; a square blue canton
charged with four yellow 6-pointed
stars.
Red and white are the colors of the former division of Oostergo; the
stars were from the flag and arms of Ferwerderadiel.
André contacted a member of the municipal council who happened
to be his brother-in-law, in order to make the council aware of the old
design. In his opinion the colors for the fly were not correct, as they
were reserved for the Frisian cities by the FRfH. However his brother-in-law
deposed his criticism in an "in"-basket, and a sleepy civil servant
noted that the FRfH was adamantly complaining about the new wimpel.
This was reported in the two main Frisian newspapers, Leeuwarder
Courant and Friesch Dagblad, without André being mentioned.
In the articles the municipality insisted on 7 stars, but was willing
to discuss the colors of the fly. But actually it wasn't willing to discuss
matters with the too-much-fuss-making Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk at all.
Jarig Bakker, 29 Jun 2005
The Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk was notified by someone (not André)
about the existence of the present pennant of Ferwerderadeel (probably
designed by the Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale at the request of the municipality?).
The Rie had some correspondence with the municipality, referring
to its earlier design. It seems that the municipality would consider adopting
that when all present pennants need to be replaced. The Rie adviced
to have it laid down in a Municipal Resolution in order to prevent future
mishaps.
It is a pity that Ferwerderadeel is the only Frisian municipality which
uses a design that is different from our old "wimpelrapport" by
their own negligence.
How it can be done is shown by Leeuwarderadeel
and Menaldumadeel, where pennants were adopted
by municipal resolution, after consultation of the Rie.
Rudolf J. Broersma, 1 Sep 2006
by Jarig Bakker, 29 Jun 2005
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International
Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/
Granted 25 Mar 1818.
![[Hallum village flag]](../images/n/nl-fr0ha.gif)
by Mark Sensen, 29 Aug 1999
The village flag of Hallum (in the Frisian municipality Ferwerderadiel)
has a black hoist (1/3th of the flag length), and a fly horizontally striped
in the colours of the rainbow: red-orange-yellow-green-blue-indigo-violet.
The design is from the local artist Ids Willemsma. All the colours
represent the day, the black represents the night. The colours also refer
to colours of the world: products of the local industry find their way
all over the world. The number seven (of the seven stripes) comes from
the coat-of-arms of the municipality of Ferwerderadeel
with its seven stars.
Source: Genealogysk Jierboek 1995.
Mark Sensen, 29 Aug 1999
8 colors (black, red - orange - yellow - green - blue - indigo - violet)
on one flag should be a vexillological worldrecord!
Mark Sensen, 8 Jun 2003
The flag has been around
for a while (at least for 7 years) and is displayed from every shopfront
in the village, which is about 4 kilometers from my home in Wânswert.
I know of no other flag that features *eight* different colours in
such a manner - it is the vertical black stripe that really spoils its
appearance, without that it could be the pride flag.
André van de Loo, 9 Jun 2003