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Westland (Netherlands)

Zuid-Holland province

Last modified: 2005-05-07 by jarig bakker
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[Westland flag] by Jarig Bakker, 4 May 2005
Inaugurated 29 Apr 2005 Other Westland pages: See also:

Westland municipality

Population (1 Jan 2004): 96.639; area: 90,74 km². Settlements: Naaldwijk (seat), De Lier, Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Monster, Poeldijk, 's-Gravenzande, Ter Heijde, Wateringen.
Westland is a new municipality in Zuid-Holland province; it was formed 1 Jan 2004 by the merger of the former municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen.
Flag: (my description) two horizontal stripes of white and green; on white a red lion issuant armed blue; on green a five times dented white line.

The flag was revealed 29 Apr 2005 by the Mayor. Westland did have a coat of arms since July 2004.
The new flag combines elements of the arms. the five dents in the narrow white stripe represent the former municipalities. Green is for the warehouses and dunes. The Dutch red lion is taken from the arms.
The flag will only be used for official occasions.
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