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Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
See also:The CoA consists of elements of the arms of the oldest settlements in
the municipality.
The lordship of Bergen en Well had a "schepenbank" (civil court),
which used a seal with a straight standing arrow, pointed upwards. This
seal was derived from the arms of the Van Straelen family, who were lords
of Well in the 13th century. (see also Strelná
and Strelice (Czechia) - arrow is in Czech
strela).
The lordship of Afferden with the Bleijenbeek castle coincided with
the parish of Afferden, with patron saints Cosmas and Damianus. On several
seals of the "schepenbank" these physicians from Asia Minor were
depicted; St. Cosmas with a mortar and pestle in his left hand, and St.
Damianus with an ampulla in his right hand. Both saints carry a sword because
they were beheaded.
The lordship of Heijen, which contrary to the two Gelrian lordships
above, belonged to the duchy of Cleve, had St. Dionysius on its arms. Dionysius
is the patron saint of the parish church, a bishop who was beheaded in
Paris.
The CoA was granted by Royal Resolution on 22 Jan 1907.
Source: the Bergen municipal website.
Jarig Bakker, 22 May 2003