Engelen (The Netherlands) (original) (raw)

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's-Hertogenbosch municipality, Noord-Brabant Province

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Adopted 7 Apr 1960

• Engelen [former municipality]
• Engelen Coat of Arms See also:
• 's-Hertogenbosch Municipality
• North Brabant
• North Brabant Province - The municipalities.
• Alphabetical list of Dutch municipalities
• The Netherlands - Index of all pages

Engelen [former municipality]

Engelen merged in 1971 with 's-Hertogenbosch. In 1922 the former municipality of Bokhoven merged with Engelen.
Flagdescription: four equally wide horizontal stripes of blue - yellow - white - black.
This flag was adopted by municipal resolution on 7 Apr 1960. The colors are derived from the municipal arms, in arbitrary sequence.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62]

Engelen Coat of Arms

[en.jpg)](../images/n/nl-nb%29en.jpg)fromthe 's-Hertogenbosch municipal website.

Granted 18 april 1953. Engelen means angels. This is the angel Yopiël, the angel, who repelled Adam and Eve from Paradise.