Valkenburg aan de Geul (The Netherlands) (original) (raw)

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Limburg province

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adopted 10 Mar 1959

Valkenburg aan de Geul municipality

Population (1 Jan 2003): 17.888; area: 36,90 km². Settlements: Valkenburg (seat), Berg en Terblijt, Geulhem, Houthem, IJzeren, Oud-Valkenburg, Schin op Geul, Sibbe, Vilt, Walem. On 1 Jan 1982 the former municipalities of Valkenburg-Houthem and Berg en Terblijt merged to form the new municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. "aan de Geul" was added to the name to distinguish the municipality from Valkenburg in Zuid-Holland.
Flag: three equally wide horizontal stripes of blue, yellow and red.
This flag was adopted 10 Mar 1959 by municipal resolution. The colors are derived from the municipal arms.

Valkenburg aan de Geul Coat of Arms

[ [Valkenburg Coat of Arms] vb.jpg)](../images/n/nl-li%29vb.jpg)from the Valkenburg municipal site.
Granted 22 Mar 1988

Berg en Terblijt former municipality

[ [Berg en Terblijt flag] ](../images/n/nl-li%5Fbt.gif)by Jarig Bakker, 29 Oct 2003
adopted 16 Feb 1971

Berg en Terblijt is a former municipality in Limburg province, since 1 Jan 1982 part of Valkenburg aan de Geul. When it was dissolved there were 2700 inhabitants, living in Berg (seat), Geulhem, Terblijt and Vilt.
Flag: Red with a white hoist chevron; at the hoist a black key with the bit turned towards the fly. adopted 16 Feb 1971 by municipal resolution.
The key is from the municipal arms, and was derived from the arms of the Sint Servaas-chapter in Maastricht, to which Berg once belonged.
Source: Derkwillem Visser's Gemeentewapens en vlaggen Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 2001.
Jarig Bakker, 29 Oct 2003