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![[Leidse Rijn polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-lr.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
Official name: Waterschap Leidse Rijn; seat: Utrecht
Flag adopted 19 Dec 1988; design: Hans van Heijningen
Description: A green hoist with in hoist top a yellow Roman helmet
of 4/10 flagheight; the fly with three equally wide wavy stripes of white
- red - white.
The colors are derived from the arms. The very specific feature of
the Roman helmet, together with the color of meadows has been placed at
the hoist. Meadows are to be found North and South of the Leidse Rijn,
and are characteristic for the whole area. In the fly the symbol of the
river Leidse Rijn is presented wavy. This river is the Utrecht part of
the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), which flows from Utrecht via Woerde, Bodegraven,
Alphen aan den Rijn and Leiden to Katwijk and in the Northsea. The
colors of the city of Utrecht are white - red (red keys on silver) - it's
only logical to put those colors in the fly.
The Roman helmet was part of the former polderboard of De Vleutense
Wetering, which merged into Leidse Rijn.
Source: Vexilla Nostra #161, Mar/Apr 1989.
Text: Hans van Heijningen
Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
![[Proosdijlanden polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-pl.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
Official name: Waterschap