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Breukelen (The Netherlands)

Utrecht province

Last modified: 2003-06-07 by jarig bakker
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Breukelen municipality Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm

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Breukelen municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 14.416; area: 48,64 km². Settlements: Breukelen (seat), Gieltjesdorp, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Laagnieuwkoop, Nieuwer Ter Aa, Oud Aa, Oukoop, Portengen, Portengense Brug, Scheendijk, Spengen.
Breukelen has since 1927 ties with the settlement of Breukelen in New York city (USA) also known as Brooklyn; that settlement was founded in 1627 by Dutch colonists. Another feature of Breukelen is the Nijenrode school for diplomats.

Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek (1962) [sie62] mentions a flag horizontal yellow over red, unofficial, but used on festive occasions; the colors are derived from the first quarter of the municipal arms. It is the flag of the castle and of the family of Nijenrode.
The present flag was adopted 5 Mar 1963.
Jarig Bakker, 31 May 2003

Breukelen old flag

Breukelen old flag] Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm

Breukelen CoA