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Limbricht (The Netherlands)

Limburg province

Last modified: 2005-05-07 by jarig bakker
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[Limbricht flag] by Jarig Bakker, 23 Apr 2005
adopted 30 Oct 1963

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Limbricht former municipality

Limbricht is a former municipality in Limburg province, since 1982 part of Sittard, and since 2001 part of Sittard-Geleen.
Flag: seven stripes of red and yellow, proportioned 45:15:22:15:22:15:45, with in top hoist a yellow square of 60/179
flagheight, charged with a black eagle.
adopted 30 Oct 1963 by municipal resolution.

Arms: gules three chevrons or; the shield placed on a double eagle noir, armed or, tongued gules.
Granted 21 Jul 1947 by Royal Resolution.

This coat of arms is derived from the arms of the first lords of Limbricht, who were possibly related to the lords of Elslo and Born. The eagle may have been used as a representation of the fact that Limbricht was a free imperial lordship.
Here was a Roman settlement along the military road Sittard - Limbricht - Born - Grevenbicht. End 9th century king Swentibold of Lotharingia (888-899) had a "palts" here (a palace for traveling emperors and kings used for administering justice) in the tiny Grasbroek castle, between Guttecoven and Born. - Swentibold (aka Zwentibold) was the illegitimate son of Emperor Arnulf (of Carinthia), the illegimate son of Carloman, king of Bayern, who a.o. fought against Svatopolk, duke of Moravia (870-894), in Western realms his name was rendered as Swentibold.
Since 1400 it was a