Essen (Municipality, Province of Antwerp, Belgium)

Last modified: 2003-01-18 by ivan sache
Keywords: essen | oxen: 2 | sheep | chevron (yellow) |
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by Jarig Bakker, coat of arms from Ralf Hartemink 's website

• Description of the flag

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• Belgium
• Province of Antwerp: Municipal flags
• Belgium: Municipal flags

Description of the flag

Essen is located in the arrondissement of Antwerp, on the Belgian-Dutch border where trains from Roosendaal to Antwerp used to halt without even coffee being offered.

The flag is vertically divided blue-yellow, with the stylized coat of arms in canton.
The coat of arms has two ox-heads on top and below the yellow chevron a lying sheep.

The flag was adopted by Municipal decision 8 November 1995, confirmed by Ministerial decision 23 June 1996.

Source: Van evers en heiligen. Wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen [pbd98]

Jarig Bakker, 27 September 2001