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Heel en Panheel (The Netherlands)

Heel municipality, Limburg province

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[Heel en Panheel flag] by Stefan Lambrechts, 20 Apr 2005: http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
adopted 7 Mar 1983; design: J.F. van Heijningen

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Heel en Panheel former municipality

Heel en Panheel is a former municipality in Limburg province, since 1991 part of the new municipality of Heel. It is along the Maas river, opposite the city of Roermond.
Flag: yellow with a purple Scandinavian-style cross with arms of 1/5 flagheight; around cross center the square purple contours of a bastion; the contours are of 3/100 flagheight, while the bastion is of 3/4 flagheight.
adopted 7 Mar 1983 by municipal resolution. Design: J.F. van Heijningen.

The coat of arms of Heel shows the golden bust of St. Helen on blue as explanation of the name "Heel".  It is said that St. Helen rediscovered the cross of Christ in 324; therefore her attribute is a cross. St. Lambert is the supporter. According to Kl. Sierksma the name "Heel" means: "heide-dal" (heather-valley), derived from "Hedele". However that is incorrect. There has been heather in Heel, but that is not represented in the name. In 365 A.D. Heel is mentioned as Catualium, a stage on the road Tongeren - Köln. That word can be split into "Catu" + "Walja". The first part is from Old-Ger