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Mark
Sensen, 3 May 1997
adopted 11 June 1952
See also:
Breda municipality
Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 164.456; area: 129,15 km². Settlements:
Breda (seat), Bavel, De Rit, Effen, Eikberg, Haagse Beemden, Hoeveneind,
Kerkeind, Lies, Prinsenbeek, Roosberg, Strikberg, Strikberg, Teteringen,
Ulvenhout
This flag was adopted by the city council on 11 June 1952, and is red
with 3 crosses of St. Andrew, placed 2:1. In the same decree of the city
council a "oranje-blanje-bleu" wimpel (orange-white-blue pennant)
is mentioned which on special occasions is flown above the city flag.
Sources: [sie62] Sierksma
1962 and [ham86] Van Ham 1986.
Mark Sensen, 3 May 1997
The present day Breda is a merger of the former municipalities of Breda,
Nieuw
Ginneken (Bavel and Ulvenhout), Prinsenbeek,
Rijsbergen
(Hazeldonk) and Teteringen (1 Jan 1997). The
rest of Nieuw Ginneken (Galder and Strijbeek) went to
Alphen
en Chaam.
Breda CoA
International
Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/ (click
on image for a better view)
Granted 16 Jul 1817
Nieuw Ginneken [former municipality]
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Adopted 19 Oct 1949; the five stripes symbolize the five villages of
the former municipality: Bavel, Galder, Heusdenhout, Strijbeek en Ulvenhout.
The municipal seat was in Breda.
Ginneken en Bavel former municipality
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Adoption date unknown. The municipality of Ginneken en Bavel was in
1942 divided between three municipalities: Breda, Nieuw Ginneken,
and Teteringen. It consisted of Ginneken (seat), Heusdenhout,
Bavel, IJpelaar, Uvenhout and several small hamlets.
Prinsenbeek [former municipality]
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Adopted 11 Oct 1963.
Princenhage [Village]
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Adoption date unknown.
Teteringen [former municipality]
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Adopted 26 Sep 1978; adopted as village flag 26 Sep 1996.