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Huissen (The Netherlands)
Lingewaard municipality, Gelderland province
Last modified: 2003-08-30 by jarig bakker
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Flag in use in 1986 by Mayor and Aldermen (B&W)
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Huissen former municipality
Huissen is a suburb southeast of Arnhem. In the early Middle Ages it was
a riverport. The rivers changed course and Huissen became islolated as
a Prussian enclave within the Netherlands. It became part of the Netherlands
in 1816 (together with Duiven, Gendt and Zevenaar).
The flag has the CoA of Huiissen and was developed c. 1954/55. The
old flag had the CoA covered with a crown - unlike the official CoA. This
crown had been in use since 1348, when it got its city-rights from the
Duke of Cleve. That crown had four pinnacles.
The CoA reminds of the CoA of Cleve and is related to the Lohengrin-motive.
Red and white were typical colors of Cleve and of most cities of the Hanseatic
League. - Huissen was not a member of the Hansa, though.
Jarig Bakker, 3 October 1999
The municipality of Huissen is known to use two versions of its municipal
flag; I have written to the municipality about this, but so far received
no adequate answer.
Hans van Heijningen, 22 May 2003
Huissen other flag