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Rijswijk [South Holland, Municipality] (The Netherlands)
Zuid-Holland province
Last modified: 2003-08-16 by jarig bakker
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Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
adopted 30 Sep 1952
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Rijswijk municipality
Number of inhabitants: 48.798; area: 14,47 km². Settlements: Rijswijk
(seat), 't Haantje, Sion.
Flagdescription: three equally wide horizontal stripes of blue and
yellow;
This flag was adopted 30 Sep 1952 by municipal resolution. The colors
have been derived from the municipal arms, See also: Papendrecht,
Boskoop, Hedel,
Schipluiden.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62]
Rijswijk CoA
rj.gif)
International Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/
Granted 14 Jul 1816 - the twig ("rijs") makes the CoA canting.