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Montfoort municipality, Utrecht province

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[](../images/n/nl-ut%5Fsw.gif)by Jarig Bakker, 24 Apr 2005
adopted 11 Oct 1973; design Stichting Banistiek en Heraldiek

• Snelrewaard former municipality
• Snelrewaard Coat of Arms See also:
• Utrecht Province
• Utrecht Province - The Municipalities
• Oudewater municipality
• The Netherlands
• Alphabetical list of Dutch municipalities
• The Netherlands - Index of all pages

Snelrewaard former municipality

Snelrewaard is a former municipality in Utrecht province, since 1989 part of Oudewater, and a small part in Montfoort
Flag: at least 2,5 wavy three stripes green - white - green, proportioned 3:2:3, a red hoistdiagonal of 1/4 flagheight
adopted 11 Oct 1973; design Stichting Banistiek en Heraldiek.
The flag is derived from the municipal arms.
Source: Vexilla Nostra 10 (139)-54.
Jarig Bakker, 24 Apr 2005

Snelrewaard Coat of Arms

[sw.gif)](../images/n/nl-ut%29sw.gif)by Jarig Bakker, 24 Apr 2005
Granted 19 Nov 1857

Arms: per pale: 1. vert a wavy fess argent; 2. argent a bend gules.
This was designed in 1857 by W. van Dam van Brakel. The (heraldic) right part shows the geographical position: the Hollandsche IJssel flowing through green meadows. The left part has the arms of the Linschotenestate with reversed colors.
Sierksma's "De gemeentewapens van Nederland", 1960.
Jarig Bakker, 24 Apr 2005