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Gerkesklooster-Stroobos (The Netherlands)

Achtkarspelen municipality, Fryslân province

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Gerkesklooster-Stroobos village
Gerkesklooster-Stroobos CoA

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Gerkesklooster-Stroobos village

Gerkesklooster-Stroobos / Gerkeskleaster-Strobos are actually two villages; The border between Fryslân and Groningen/Grins went straight through Stroobos, but in 1993 the border was slightly changed so that Stroobos now completely belongs to ús Heitelân, Friesland, that is. As Gerkesklooster and Stroobos form one village they were merged at the same time, and have now 1162 (Gerkesklooster: 842 and Stroobos: 320) inhabitants. The green color is here for meadows. The white stripes for the waterways: to the northwest runs the Stroobosser Trekvaart to Dokkum, and from the East runs the Prinses Margrietkanaal through the villages turning to the southwest towards the Frisian lakes and the IJsselmeer. I have no explanation for the yellow fleur-de-lis in the red triangle. There is a small wharf, which is symbolized in the anchor on the CoA.
The silver gaff symbolizes the junction of canals in the village. The road from Dokkum to Groningen was crossed by the Kornelsdiep and the Oude Vaart (see also the maps of Chr. Schotanus from 1664 and of B. Schotanus à Steringa and Halma from 1718). The red top points at t