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Woerden (The Netherlands)

Utrecht province

Ivan Sache, 19 March 2016

See also:

Woerden municipality

Population (1 Jan 2003): 47.531; area: 93,00 km². Settlements: Woerden (seat), De Meye, Harmelen, Kamerik, Kanis, Zegveld.
Woerden municipality is the result of the merger of the former municipalities Harmelen and Woerden on 1 Jan 2001.

When Zegveld and Kamerik were incorporated into Woerden on 1 Jan 1989 the old Woerden flag was abolished. The saltire is of Kamerik and the horn of Zegveld, so that all former municipalities were represented in the new flag. After Harmelen was incorporated no change took place. Curious...
Hans van Heijningen, 20 Feb 2005

Job van Meijere, spokesman of the CDA group at the Municipal Council, formally required the municipal flag to be "completed". Harmelen would be represented by a red diamond placed in lower fly.
Ivan Sache, 19 March 2016

Former flag

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net
adopted 1 Jan 1989; readopted 1 Jan 2001

Woerden Coat of Arms

International Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/.
Granted 24 Jul 1916

Harmelen [former municipality]

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Harmelen is the result of a merger of the former municipalities of Gerverscop, Harmelen and Indijk in 1857.

Woerden [former municipality]

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On 1 Jan 1989 the former municipalities of Kamerik, Woerden and Zegveld merged to form the new municipality of Woerden. The municipality kept the former flag (adopted 13 May 1954).

Kamerik [former municipality]

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Kamerik is the result of the merger of the former municipalities of Kamerik-Mijzijde, Kamerik-Houtdijken, 's-Gravesloot and Teckop in 1857. Flag adopted 21 Jun 1960.

Zegveld [former municipality]

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