Borssele (The Netherlands) (original) (raw)

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Borsele municipality, Zeeland province

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Adopted 26 March 1962

Borssele [former municipality]

Description: three equally long stripes of black and white,
This flag was adopted 26 Mar 1962 by municipal resolution. The municipal arms, as used by the municipal council, shows (contrary to the officially granted arms) behind the shield two flags like that. For more information one is referred to Veere!
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962.

Municipal flag prior to 1959

by Franc Van Diest, 27 February 2001
Adoption date unknown.

Description old municipal flag of Borssele, prior to 1959: diagonally divided; left upper half the municipal colors black - white - black; the right bottom half in the provincial colors (yellow-blue), with in the last field also the Coat of Arms of the old municipality of Borsselem as well as of the manor Borssele.
Adoption date unknown.

Municipal flag around 1670

by Franc Van Diest, 27 February 2001

Description: three equally wide horizontal stripes of black - white - black.

Borssele Coat of Arms

[ [Borssele Coat of Arms] ](../images/n/nl-ze}bs.gif)by Jarig Bakker, 22 Jul 2004

Granted 31 Jul 1817