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Venray (The Netherlands)

Limburg province

image by Jarig Bakker, 31 Oct 2003
Adopted 25 Jun 1979 by municipal resolution; design: Stichting Banistiek en Heraldiek.

Venray municipality
Venray coat of arms

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Venray municipality

Population (1 Jan 2003): 36.114; area: 146,03 km²; Settlements: Venray (seat), Castenray, Heide, Leunen, Merselo, Oirlo, Oostrum, Smakt, Veulen, Vredepeel, Ysselsteyn.
Flag description: “a white over blue hoist and a blue over white fly, with at the dividing point two crossed keys, the bit turned upwards and pointing resp. to hoist and fly; on blue of white and on white of black, with in the top half an escutcheon, divided of blue and white, and in the bottom half an opened beehive, divided of white and blue."
Adopted 25 Jun 1979 by municipal resolution; design: Stichting Banistiek en Heraldiek.
The colors blue and white are derived from the municipal arms, which is divided as follows: top silver and bottom blue. These are also the main colors of the flag.
The crossed keys are black/white and are also from the coat of arms, referring to St. Peter, patron saint of the St. Petrus Bandenkerk.
The escutcheon (top) and beehive (bottom) are derived from the municipal arms.
Source: the Venray municipal site.
Jarig Bakker, 31 Oct 2003

Venray Coat of Arms

from the Koffie Hag album.
Granted 3 Mar 1851.