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Duiven (The Netherlands)

Gelderland province

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
adopted 25 June 1954

Duiven municipality
Duiven CoA

See also:

Gelderland
Gelderland province - the municipalities
The Netherlands
Alphabetical list of Dutch municipalities
The Netherlands - Index of all pages

Duiven municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 26.043; area: 35,15 km². Settlements: Duiven (seat), Groessen, Loo.
Duiven is just outside Arnhem, southeast of it. The names could be translated 'Pigeons' - Etymologically the name is related to 'dune' (Dutch: duin). An old folkloristic custom here was 'vendelzwaaien' - bannerthrowing. I don't know whether that has survived.
The flag was adopted 25 June 1954. The colors were derived from the municipal CoA.
Jarig Bakker, 18 September 1999

Duiven CoA

image from Ralf Hartemink's site.

Granted 10 Sep 1923