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The municipality of Dantumadeel/Dantumadiel is in northeast
Friesland/Fryslân (Netherlands), just south of the city of Dokkum.
The flag (adopted?) is derived from the municipal CoA. Yellow for the sandy
soil. Green for the woods ('wblden') - don't know about the other colors.
Jarig Bakker, 21 August 1999
Dantumadeel: Flag: "Four stripes white-red-yellow-green,"
established 22-3-1962.
The shield is: Divided per pale in three parts of red, gold and green, parted by
a wavy bar silver, the gold charged with a jumping fox red. No capital
mentioned.
(Ed - 10 October 2000)
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Driesum/Driezum is a small village in the municipality Dantumadiel in
Friesland. Its flag and CoA are at
<http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~romara/dwapvlag.html>
The green on the flag is for the 'Friese Wouden' (Frisian forests), of which
Driesum is the most northeasterly village; and yellow is for the sand it is
built on. I can't account for the flower and the other colors.
Jarig Bakker 8 October 2000.
Translating from the same page as Jarig refers to: Meaning of the flag:
In the flag all elements and colours from the CoA return, albeit adapted to the
specific rules which hold for a flag. The carots have been replaced by orange
wedges that are once again placed crosswise. The rose has been given a place as
well, in the hoist top.
And also:
Meaning of the Coat of Arms: As with the Coats of Arms of neighbouring villages,
from the Coat of Arms of
Driesum the state of the soil can be read. The black-gold edge indicates the
transition from sand to clay, while the green field indicates that the village
lies in green surroudings of meadows and alder rows. In this green field four
carots (in natural - orange- colour) have been placed as a reference to the
growing and peddling of these. The numberoffour as picked as a symbol for the
village's four entry roads. In the first quarter a rose from the arms of de Van
Sytzama family was placed as a memory to the important function of this family
for the area.
(Ed - 10 October 2000)
I just revisited the site, and now there is a description of the flag:
(My abbreviation)
Orange stands for carrots, which were traditionally grown and sold here; black
and yellow combined symbolize the transition in the soil from clay to sand.
Green is for the meadows and 'elzensingels' (ditches surrounded by alders, which
surround farms). The rose is derived from the arms of the van Sytzama family.
The carrot-cross points at the four roads by which Driesum can be reached.
Jarig Bakker 10 October 2000
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The Frisian name of this village in NW Dantumadiel is Rinsumageast or
De Geast. It used to be the capital of the municipality till 1881.
From 1165-1580 there was the monastery Klaarkamp, a Cistercians
abbey, which was founded by monks from Clairvaux and Riddagshausen. Monks
from Klaarkamp founded many other abbeys in Friesland and Oostfriesland.
It was the birthplace of the historian Worp van Thabor (?-1538). The
village flag has a curious background (see <http://www.itkin.nl/rinsumageest/di_wapen.htm>:
After the restoration of the church, dating from the 11th century, a new
weather-vane had to be placed on the tower. The "Fryske Rie foar
Heraldyk" (Frisian Council for Heraldry) was asked to design a new
one. This it did, and for good measure it designed a new village CoA
and flag. The castle on the flag is split in four parts, which stand for
the four 'states' (castles) Juwsmastate, Melkemestate, Eysingastate and
Tjaardastate. Yellow is for the sandy soil (geest = sandy clay); red for the
important houses built here from Frisian bricks (big ones).
Jarig Bakker 10 january 2001
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Speaking of the neighbouring villages of Driezum (/Driesum), one such village
is Wa^lterswa^ld (Wâlterswâld) (/Wouterswoude).
On their website #http://wwoude.bizland.com/dorpswapen.htm#
it says:
Flag: Three equally high lenghtwise stripes green, yellow, and black, near the
hoist charged with respectively a turned white crescent, a blue chicory flower,
and a golden acorn. These are placed in the vorm of a hoist triangle with the
heart of the flower lying on the tip of the (imaginary) hoist triangle. Each of
these figures in the proper ratio to the stripes they're placed on.
And: Explanation : The coat of Arms is based on the local structure of layers of
earth. Green the clay, geel the sand layer, and black the peat. The silver
crescent symbolizes the area the village is lying in, the "Dokkumer
Wblden" (Dokkum Woods). The two chicory flowers remind of the chicory
factories and the two village centers. The acorn symbolyzes the wooded
surroundings of the village.
The design was created by The Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk (Frisian Council for
Heraldry) in cooperation with village interest (?).
I expect, apart from the bit about the two village centers, the explanation will
be valid for the flag as well. The Fryske Rie foar HeraldyIt appears to be fond
of such flying coats of arms, since several can be found throughout the
province. Unfortunately, this one could not be found on the same page, so I just
hope there's a herald in the house. (-:
(Ed - 10 October 2000)
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