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Elsloo (The Netherlands)

Stein municipality, Limburg province

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Adopted 17 Apr 1962

Elsloo former municipality
Elsloo CoA

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Elsloo former municipality

Elsloo is a former municipality in Limburg province, now part of the municipality of Stein. (not to be confused with Elsloo in
Ooststellingwerf, Fryslân). Elsloo lies along the Maas river, a few km north of Maastricht, and consisted of the villages Elsloo (seat), Catsop, Grote Meers, Kleine Meers (part, remainder in Stein), Meers, and Terhagen, with (1968) 6.200 inhabitants. Elsloo is an important archeological site, with band-ceramics of 4.000 B.C., and it has beautiful forests.
Flag: three equally wide horizontal stripes of red and yellow, with in the canton a five-pointed white/green star.
This flag was adopted 17 Apr 1962 by municipal resolution. The colors are derived from the municipal arms. The Virgin Mary, patron saint of the municipality, was symbolized by the five-pointed star, wherein the green color is taken from the background-color of the CoA.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62].
Jarig Bakker, 31 Aug 2003

From Vexilla Nostra, VI, 1971:
The Dutch Mailservice (PTT) has the habit of regularly confusing Elsloo (Limburg) with <