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Coevorden (The Netherlands)

Drenthe province

Last modified: 2003-06-07 by jarig bakker
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municipality of Coevorden Derkwillem Visser jr. - VDCN.
adopted on 13 July 1999

See also:

Coevorden municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 35.998; area: 300,00 km². Settlements: Coevorden (seat), Aalden, Achterste Erm, Ballast, Benneveld, Bovensteenwijksmoer, Dalen, Dalerpeel, Dalerveen, De Bente, De Haar, De Haar, De Kiel, De Mars, Den Hool, Diphoorn, Eldijk, Erm, Gees, Geesbrug, Grevenberg, 't Haantje, Holsloot, Hoogehaar, Kibbelveen, Klooster, Langerak, Meppen, Nieuwe Krim, Nieuwlande (ged), Noord-Sleen, Oosterhesselen, Padhuis, Pikveld, Schimmelarij, Schoonoord, Sleen, Steenwijksmoer, Stieltjeskanaal, Valsteeg, Veenhuizen, Vlieghuis, Vossebelt, Wachtum, Weijerswold, Wezup, Wezuperbrug, Zweeloo, Zwinderen
Coevorden at present comprises the former municipalities of Coevorden, Zweelo, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Dalen. Vancouver is said to have derived its name from Coevorden I have been told, but I don't know the source anymore.
Jarig Bakker, 26 July 1999.

The merger took place on 1 Jan 1998, and the new flag was adopted on 13 July 1999.
Franc Van Diest,  24 February 2001.

Coevorden CoA

[Coevorden CoA] image from the Coevorden municipal website.

Granted 18 Aug 2000. The scroll reads (in Latin): Multis Periculis Supersum - Despite the many dangers which threatened me I still exist.

Coevorden [former municipality]

former municipality of Coevorden Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm

Adopted 2 Sep 1968

Coevorden old CoA

See Ralf Hartemink's site.

Dalen [former municipality]

former municipality of Dalen Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm

Adopted 28 A