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Apeldoorn (The Netherlands)

Gelderland province

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Apeldoorn municipality by Gerard van der Vaart of Shipmate.
Adopted 30 Jun 1966; design: unknown.

Villages in Apeldoorn:

See also:

Municipal flag

Apeldoorn is an extensive municipality in the Veluwe forest area, north of Arnhem, with the royal domain 'Het Loo' (meaning 'wood').
The flag was unofficial in 1962; the eagle has been derived from the municipal Coat of Arms, which was the Coat of Arms of the noble van Apeldoorn family (which had nothing to do with Apeldoorn, according to Sierksma)
Jarig Bakker, 8 Sep 1999

Apeldoorn is a municipality in Gelderland province, with its seat in the village of Apeldoorn, the second largest village in the Netherlands after 's-Gravenhage.
Flag: A vertical white hoist charged with the municipal arms, and two horizontal stripes of equal width of red and yellow.
Adopted 30 Jun 1966 by municipal resolution; design: unknown.

The arms is from the van Apeldoorn or Appelthorn family, extinct in the 18th century, which had a few possessions in the area. Note that the arms on flag and Coat of Arms are different: on the flag the eagle is armed azure, while on the Coat of Arms it has red feet with blue nails.
Jarig Bakker, 25 May 2005

Apeldoorn old flag (c. 1939)

[Apeldoorn old flag] by Jarig Bakker, 25 May 2005

According to "Wie, Wat, Waar? 1940", an annual published by the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad in Nov. 1939, the flag of Apeldoorn was: horizontal yellow - red.
Jarig Bakker, 25 May 2005

Apeldoorn Coat of Arms

[Apeldoorn Coat of Arms] by Jarig Bakker, 25 May 2005, after "Gemeentewapens in Nederland", 1989.
Granted 7 Oct 1818

Arms: or an eagle gules with spread wings, beaked and nailed azure, with on its breast a key argent.
The arms are from the van Apeldoorn or Appelthorn family, extinct in the 18th century, which had a few possessions in the area. Note that the arms on flag and Coat of Arms are different: on the flag the eagle is armed azure, while on the Coat of Arms it has red feet with blue nails.
Jarig Bakker, 25 May 2005

AGOVV Footballclub

[AGOVV flag] by Jarig Bakker, 17 Dec 2001

This footballclub will join the professional ranks next year, and on TV I saw the proud flag wappering in Apeldoorn (Gelderland). In case you're curious about the blue color: it used to be the "Apeldoornse Geheel Onthouders Voetbal Vereniging" (Teatotalers FC), now it's "Alleen Gezamenlijk Oefenen Voert Verder" (only common training leads further), see its homepage. Inscription: Opgericht 25-2-1913 (Founded 25 Feb 1913)
Jarig Bakker, 17 Dec 2001