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The "new" flag of Zaandijk is derived from the 1938 Parading
flag of Noord-Holland province (just like the Nibbixwoud
flag discovered some time ago.
But why the Coat of Arms had been flipped is beyond me, as the way it looks
seems to point at Westzaan or Wormerveer,
or even present Zaanstad.
Jarig Bakker, 27 Oct 2009
Zaandijk is a former municipality in Noord-Holland province. In 1974
it merged into the new municipality of Zaanstad.
Flag: white with a red cross; in top hoist the municipal arms.
adopted 12 Dec 1962
Arms: quartered: first and fourth argent a lion rampant gules; second
and third gules a lion rampant argent.
Granted 22 Oct 1817
The coat of arms is derived from the shield of the "banne" (area?)
Westsanen en Crommenie, which in its turn was from the bailiff Jan van
Blois. All Zaankanter municipalities had arms like this.
Nickname: "Krentekakkers" - the Zaandijkers were considered to be very avaricious. Hence the following rhime:
Op Zaandoik der benne ze roik
Deer ete ze roist met krente
Maar as op zundag de hoisbaas komt
Dan hebbe ze gien cente
At Zaandijk they are rich
They eat roice with currants
But when on Sunday the landlord arroives
They don't have any cents
Source: Derkwillem Visser's "Gemeentevlaggen en Wapens Koninkrijk
der Nederlanden", 2001.
Groot Schimpnamenboek van Nederland, by Dirk van der Hoide, 1998.
Jarig Bakker, 17 Apr 2005