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Cadzand (The Netherlands)

Sluis municipality, Zeeland province

by Jarig Bakker, 20 Oct 2004
proposal by Ir. A.J. Beenhakker (c.1970)

Cadzand former municipality
Cadzand Coat of Arms

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Cadzand former municipality

Cadzand is a former municipality in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen; in 1970 it merged into Oostburg, which on its turn merged into Sluis municipality in 2003.
Flagproposal by Ir. A.J. Beenhakker (c.1970): on white a blue diagonal stripe from hoist top to fly bottom; at hoistbottom and flytop a red five-armed starfish.
The diagonal stripe is from the municipal arms; the starfish has been chosen to represent the beach resort of Cadzand.
It is unknown whether the municipal council has taken this proposal into consideration.
Source: Anton Jansen's magazine "Vlaggen", #71, 1991 - courtesy of Mr. Hans van Heijningen.
Jarig Bakker, 20 Oct 2004

Jarig's message about Cadzand rung a bell. Have a look at this page, showing a miniature. Text:
"Battle of Cadsand: the English fight the Flemish (1337). (BNF, FR 2643)
Jean Froissart, Chronicles fol. 42v Flandres, Bruges 15th Century. (85 x 90 mm)"

Right at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War, English troops sacked Cadsand during a diversionary attack on the French. Local Flemish troops turned out to fight them, but lost. Shortly afterwards, however, the county of Flanders became a valuable ally of Edward III in his struggle for the French crown.
Jan Mertens, 21 Oct 2004

Cadzand Coat of Arms

by Jarig Bakker, 20 Oct 2004, after image in the Koffie Hag Album

Cadzand Coat of Arms: argent a bend azure with in chief sinister a black K.
The blue bend is most probably a representation of the Zwin river, which flows into the sea just west of Cadzand (marking the boundary between the Netherlands and Belgium). K is for Cadzand, which was also spelled Kadzand, and its relative geographical position regarding the Zwin.
Jarig Bakker, 20 Oct 2004