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Gytsjerk (The Netherlands)
Tytsjerksteradiel municipality, Fryslân province
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by Jarig Bakker, 6 May 2004
adopted 22 Nov 1984; design: P. Bultsma
See also:
Gytsjerk village (Giekerk)
Flagdescription: trije likelange banen fan read-giel-read mei yn de
giele baan in griene, út 'e grûn skuorde beam.
That is: Three equally wide vertical bars in RYR with in the yellow
bar a green eradicated tree.
The shield-division is striking; it represents several items:
- The strip-parceling of the agricultural fields, characteristic of
the Frisian forest-areas (Fryske Wâlden): long strips with
tree-fences or brushes to fence off fields.
- The usage of the soil: there is cattlebreeding and agriculture in
this area, with cattle in the first place (in Gytsjerk is the main artificial
insemination station in Fryslân: de Takomst). The chief of
the shield represents agriculture, and the base cattlebreeding.
- The red color symbolizes buildings, and gold sandy soil.
Gytsjerk (Dutch: Giekerk) is a village with c. 1000 inhabitants, who
are mainly occupied in agriculture.
Source: Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente
Tytsjerksteradiel, 1996.
Jarig Bakker, 6 May 2004
Gytsjerk Coat of Arms
by Jarig Bakker, 6 May 2004
adopted 22 Nov 1984; design: P. Bultsma
Description: a golden shield with a red chief, the shield with three
red pales and the chief with three yellow pales (countercharged); over
all a green eradicated tree.
Source: Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente
Tytsjerksteradiel, 1996.
Jarig Bakker, 6 May 2004