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Gennep (The Netherlands)

Limburg province

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adopted 6 Mar 1978

Gennep municipality
Historical (unofficial) flag
Ottersum former municipality

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Gennep municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 16.862; area: 58,37 km². Settlements: Gennep (seat), Aaldonk, Dam, De Looi, Diekendaal, Heijen, Hekkens, Milsbeek, Ottersum, Smele, Ven-Zelderheide, Zelder
Gennep is in north Limburg in former Opper Gelre, on the Maas river. It is a rural municipality with nice scenery. In 1973 Ottersum was merged with Gennep; the village of Heijel was transferred from Bergen to Gennep.
The old (unofficial) flag was horizontally green over white; the present flag is derived from the CoA; the objects are sheep-shears, reminding of the woolly past; the CoA was already in use by the Lords of Gennep in 1458.
Jarig Bakker, 28 Nov 1999

Historical (unofficial) flag

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Ottersum former municipality

by Jarig Bak