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Valkenisse (The Netherlands)

Zeeland province

Last modified: 2003-10-30 by jarig bakker
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Valkenisse [former municipality]

On 1 Jan 1997 Valkenisse became part of Veere municipality.
In 1966 Biggekerke, Dishoek, Koudekerke and Zoutelande merged to form the new municipality of Valkenisse. In 1979 it had a population of 6.000 on an area of 27,75 km²; settlements: Biggekerke, Boudewijnskerke, Dishoek, Groot-Valkenisse, Klein-Valkenisse, Koudekerke (seat), Krommenhoeke, Sint-Janskerke, Werendijke, Westhoek, Zoutelande.

Biggekerke former municipality

[Biggekerke flag] by Jarig Bakker, 30 Oct 2003

Biggekerke was an independent municipality 1811-1966 with a population of 850 in the settlements Biggekerke (seat), Krommenhoeke and Valkenisse.
Flag: blue, with three white fishes and three yellow six-pointed stars, placed 2,1 and 1,2.
This flag was not official but was used as such. The image is identical to the CoA, which is black with those fish-stars; it is not known why the black color of the CoA was changed in blue for the flag.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [