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Schiermonnikoog (The Netherlands)

Fryslân province

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Schiermonnikoog municipality

Population (1 Jan 2003): 1.001; area: 168,89 km². Settlements: Schiermonnikoog (official seat).
Schiermonnikoog (Frisian: Skiermuontseach) is an island in the Waddenzee, belonging to Fryslân (Friesland) province. Most of the island consists of wildlife reserves, although some parts are reserved for bathing beauties. The only village is Oosterburen.
The historical flag (already reported in 1708) was confirmed for use by the municipality on 19 April 1949. It has seven horizontal stripes: red, white, blue, green, red, white and blue. The color of the island is green, on the flag surrounded by the colors of the Dutch national flag.
Mark Sensen, 25 April 1998

Schiermonnikoog recently has been a thorn in the thigh of small Zuid-Holland municipalities, because the sparcely populated island is steadfastly winning the contest of "which municipality is the first to have counted the votes?" When all of Fryslân was liberated by Canadians and Poles after the second worldwar the Germans hel