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Medemblik (The Netherlands)
Noord-Holland province
Last modified: 2003-07-18 by jarig bakker
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adopted 11 Aug 1959; design: Kl. Sierksma.
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Medemblik municipality
Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 7.895; area: 7,31 km². Settlements:
Medemblik (seat).
Medemblik is a city on the former Zuiderzee, the capital of the region
of West-Friesland in Noord-Holland province. According to tradition here
resided King Redbad of Fryslân (8th century); however Redbad's castle
was founded in 1288 by Count Floris V of Holland, probably as a defense
against the (West) Frisians. The name is derived from the river Leek
(Medemeleke); it was a member of the Hanseatic league, and had the
right to have the Emperor's crown on top of its coat of arms. Medemblik
florished notably in the days of the Dutch East India Company (17th century).
The flag of Medemblik: Six diagonal stripes of black and yellow, runnining
from hoist-top to fly-bottom, with in the canton a blue castle with open
gate. This flag was adopted by municipal resolution on 11 Aug 1959; design:
Kl. Sierksma in Muiderberg.
The diagonal stripes are a remote reminder of the Frisian
flag, while the blue castle refers to Redbad's castle.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62].
Jarig Bakker, 8 Jul