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Schouwen-Duiveland (The Netherlands)

Zeeland province

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
adopted 22 Dec 2005; design: Drs. J.F. van Heijningen

Schouwen-Duiveland municipality
Schouwen-Duiveland CoA
Brouwershaven flag and CoA
Brouwershaven Watersportvereniging
Bruinisse flag and CoA
Duiveland flag and CoA
Middenschouwen flag and CoA
Westerschouwen flag and CoA (Westenschouwen)

Other Schouwen-Duiveland pages:

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Schouwen-Duiveland municipality

The municipal flag was designed by Drs. J.F. van Heijningen, inspired by the municipal arms, .
The yellow, black and white stripes are derived from Duiveland. The wavy bends and merman and mermaid from Schouwen. The High Council of Nobility approved this design.

Description:
"Four stripes with heights proportioned 2:3:3:2, yellow, blue, white, black, the central ones wavy, with figurines of 1/2 flagheight, consisting of a merman and a mermaid, facing, holding hands countercharged."

The flag will be used on representative occasions. It was approved by the municipal council on 22 Dec 2005.

Once upon a time the fishermen of Westerschouwen caught a mermaid in their nets. Her merman besaught them with tears flowing from his eyes to release her. The fishermen laughed at him and wouldn't let her go. Thereupon the merman said:
"Westerschouwen,
"het zal U berouwen".
(Westerschouwen: you will rue this!)

And he was right. The sea swallowed Westerschouwen several times and took thousands of innocent lives.
Source: municipal website.
Gerard van der Vaart, 17 Dec 2005

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 34.496; area: 301,34 km². Settlements: Zierikzee (seat), Brijdorpe, Brouwershaven, Bruinisse, Burgh, Burghsluis, Dreischor, Elkerzee, Ellemeet (part), Haamstede, Kerkwerve, Looperskapelle, Moriaanshoofd, Nieuwerkerk, Nieuwerkerke, Noordgouwe, Noordwelle, Oosterland, Ouwerkerk, Renesse, Scharendijke, Schuddebeurs, Serooskerke, Sirjansland, Westenschouwen, Zonnemaire
Schouwen-Duiveland is a merger of the former municipalities of Brouwershaven, Bruinisse, Duiveland, Middenschouwen, Westenschouwen and Zierikzee (1 Jan 1997).
The municipality doesn't have a flag yet.
Jarig Bakker, 31 May 2003

Schouwen-Duiveland logoflag

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
used temporarily till 22 Dec 2005

Schouwen-Duiveland CoA

image from the Schouwen-Duiveland website.

Granted 17 Jan 1997

Brouwershaven [former municipality]

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Adopted 30 May 1988

Brouwershaven CoA

by Jarig Bakker, 5 Dec 2004
Granted 9 Jun 1961

Brouwershaven CoA, after "Gemeentewapens van Nederland", 1989. Description: per pale I. or an eagle noir, with on its breast an inescutcheon quartered 1 and 4 or a lion rampant gules; 2 and 3 or a lion rampant noir; II. a lion rampant gules. The shield surmounted by a crown or of five leaves. CoA granted 31 Jul 1817, confirmed 9 Jun 1961.
Jarig Bakker, 5 Dec 2004

Brouwershaven Watersportvereniging

by Jarig Bakker, 5 Dec 2004

Watersportvereniging Brouwershaven (Schouwen-Duiveland municipality, Zeeland province), after image from this website: burgee quartered red and black; in the center a white diamond, charged with the Brouwershaven coat of arms.
Jarig Bakker, 5 Dec 2004