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The flag of Rotterdam, the second-largest city in the Netherlands, was adopted 10 February 1949. It is a horizontal triband of green-white-green. This colour combination is also found in the coat of arms of Rotterdam .
White dish U.S.A. BICENTENNIAL TOWN OF ROTTERDAM, N.Y. 1776–1976, with black coat of arms and cityscapes. The town of Rotterdam, located in the U.S. state of New York, was founded in 1661 by Dutch settlers, who named it after the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where many immigrants last touched European grounds. [117]
A white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of Suriname in the centre. 1966–1986: Flag of the governor of the Netherlands Antilles: A white flag with the flag of the Netherlands striped across both the top and the bottom, and the flag of the Netherlands Antilles in the centre. 1986–2010
The flag is derived from the municipal coat of arms. The flag uses the so-called national colours (blue/azure and yellow/or) which are also used for the national coat of arms of the Netherlands. The background of the flag is blue, and four yellow buckwheat grains are placed symmetrically in the foreground. Buckwheat was an important source of ...
The national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch ...
There are twelve provinces (Dutch: provincies [proːˈvɪnsis] ⓘ or provinciën [proːˈvɪnsijə(n)] ⓘ; sing. provincie [ˌproːˈvɪnsi] ⓘ) of the Netherlands representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local governments, with responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance.
The Volkeraksluizen between Rotterdam and Antwerp are the biggest sluices for inland navigation in terms of tonnage. In 2007, the Betuweroute, a new fast freight railway from Rotterdam to Germany, was completed. Amsterdam is Europe's 4th largest port. The inland shipping fleet of the Netherlands is the largest in Europe. [265]
This image depicts a flag of a Dutch municipality or province. These flags are registered with the Hoge Raad van Adel. Usage of the flag is often restricted by municipal rules and laws. In view of Dutch legislation, this image is regarded as being in the public domain, as are reproductions of this flag.