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Wieringen (The Netherlands)
Noord-Holland province
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Adopted 22 May 1981; design: Stichting voor Banistiek en Heraldiek
te Muiderberg
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Wieringen municipality
Population (1 Jan 2003): 8.398; area: 211,60 km². Settlements: Hippolytushoef
(seat), Dam, De Haukes, De Hoelm, Den Oever, Hollebalg, Noordburen, Oosterklief,
Oosterland, Smerp, Stroe, Vatrop, Westerklief, Westerland.
Flag: quartered yellow and blue with over all a Scandinavian cross
countercharged; at cross-center a red square fimbriated white and charged
with three "rotganzen" (= brent geese)
Adopted 22 May 1981 by municipal resolution; design: Stichting voor
Banistiek en Heraldiek te Muiderberg, chaired by Mr. Sierksma.
Flagcolors are based on the municipal arms. Characteristic for Wieringen
are the "rotganzen" and the letter "W".
1938 flag
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Flag used at the occasion of Queen Wilhelmina's 40 years reigning jubilee
in 1938: the flag of Noord-Holland with a square canton charged with the
municipal arms.
Wieringen Coat of Arms
from the Wieringen municipal site.
Granted 26 Jun 1816.