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The three stars on the flags symbolize the three former municipalities (and I assume they remind of the three stars on the Dokkum CoA, which was taken to refer to the Trinity of God) The white middle-bar symbolizes the 'river' Donger, which separated Eastdongeradiel from Westdongeradiel. It is possible, that the vertical blue bar and the horizontal red bars remind of the crescent on the Dokkum CoA, which according to legend was awarded to the city after the Crusaders won Damiette in Egypt (1217).
Jarig Bakker, 21 August 1999
These flags are based on a booklet by the municipality: 'Wapens en Vlaggen van stad en dorpen in de gemeente Dongeradeel', edited in Dokkum, March 1994. It was sent to me free of charge, and I scanned the images, sent it to Gerard van der Vaart, who included all (but two images so far) on his Shipmate site. The village flags were ratified by the municipal council on 28 January 1988. The flag of the city of Dokkum is much older.
Jarig Bakker 26 October 2000
The combined municipal councils of Dokkum, Oostdongeradeel and Westdongeradeel adopted unanimously on 27 Oct 1983 a new municipal flag for Dongeradeel. The wavy middle stripe represents the river Peasens, between the colors of Oostergo: red-white-red; and to the hoist blue, in which per pale the three stars of the municipal CoA, referring to the three former judges' chairs of the municipalities, which were joined together on 1 Jan. 1984. At the instigation of the 'Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk' the council adopted on its own (as the first municipality) a municipal wimpel, together with the municipalities of Boornsterhem and Gaasterland. The wimpel of Dongeradeel consists of: 'a square hoist in blue on which a yellow star, and a long swallowtailed fly in the colors red and white.
Jarig Bakker 19 October 2000
The arms are a combination of elements from the arms of the former municipalities,
Dokkum, Oostdongeradeel and Westdongeradeel. The two wavy bends symbolise
the Ee and Paezens streams which merge in the city of Dokkum, the municipal
seat.
In a booklet of the municipality Dongeradiel I found the wimpels of Dongeradiel and Dokkum - scans attached.
Jarig Bakker 19 October 2000
Dokkum is an old city (some say dating from c. 300 AD) in northeast
Friesland, one of the 11 Frisian cities. In 1984 the city merged with Oost-
and West-dongeradeel to form the municipality of Dongeradeel, and became
the municipality seat.
This flag was adopted 29 January 1948, but was already documented in
the flagbook of Hesman of 1708. Sierksma (Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962)
states that the color red doesn't appear on the CoA of Dokkum; On the Waterlooplein
in Amsterdam I saw some weeks ago a map of Dokkum with the Blue on the
CoA replaced by the Red color.
Jarig Bakker, 1 October 1999
Dokkum : The city flag, established 29-1-1948, consists of: "Four stripes
blue-white-red-yellow."
The Coat of Arms is: Blue, three six-pointed stars gold, placed 1 :
2, from above accompanied by a turned Wassenaar silver. On top of the shield
a golden crown.
Under Dokkum the crescent is described as a turned lying crescent.
Under Municipal arms a picture shows the horns of the crescent to reach
all the way around the top stat to just outside the tops of the other stars.
However, nothing indicates where the colour red stems from. All I can think
of is that the crown may customary be depicted lined red, like the crown
on the shield on the eagle on the Bolsward flag.
Franc van Diest, 10 October 2000)
Westdongeradeel is in northeast Friesland, northwest of Dokkum, mainly
grassland (greidhoeke), in which prospective brides were judged
by 'koue-ru'tsjes' (cow-windows, windows in the stables).
The flag was adopted 22 May 1963, derived from the municipal CoA. It
was discontinued in 1984 when it merged with Dokkum and Oostdongeradeel
in the municipality of Dongeradeel. The white wavy diagonal symbolizes
the river Dongera, which for some strange reason had another direction
here than in Oostdongeradeel. The very doubtful existence of this 'river'
(also called 'Paesens' after one of the Oostdongeradeel villages) may have
caused this. Another point of confusion was the wavy v. the straight white
diagonal. On all CoA's of Westdongeradeel I have seen the diagonal is wavy;
in the last issues of the CoA of Oostdongeradeel the diagonal was straight,
even embellished by a thin black line in the middle. On the base of that
I would tend to think that the flag with the straight diagonal never existed.
But I can add that both municipalities nearly never showed their flags.
At least: I never saw one as citizen of Oostdongeradeel.
Jarig Bakker, 26 October 1999
The flag with the straight diagonal
Bornwird (Frisian: Boarnwert) is a very small village in formerly West
Dongeradeel - as indicated by the flag: diagonal from top hoist to bottom
fly as in the former municipality flag. The lily has been derived from
the CoA of the Aylva family (say: Alüa). <It is not totally insignificant
as my mother was born there and the 'Hervormde' church is very old (and
well worth a visit.)> White and red are the colors of the old bishop-colors
of Utrecht.
Jarig Bakker, 26 October 2000
Brantgum is in Dongeradeel, just northwest of the city of Dokkum. The
diagonal stripe refers to the old municipality flag of Westdongeradeel
and to the road from Dokkum to Holwerd. The brush is the symbol of Brantgum's
most famous inhabitant, the painter Ids Wiersma
Jarig Bakker, 1 September 1999
The homepage of the tiny village of Foudgum in the municipality of Dongeradeel
is at: http://www.nofriesland.nl/foudgum/
It contains the flag and CoA, which have been inspired by the 19th
century writer Franc,ois Haverschmidt (AKA Piet Paaltjens), who was the
village parson (dominee), hence the pen. The blue diagonal bar is for the
road from Dokkum to Holwerd (and Ameland), which cuts the village in two.
Jarig Bakker, 22 August 1999
Hantum (Frisian: Hantum, say: Hontum) is a rural village in former Westdongeradeel,
7 km NW of Dokkum. The flag is based on the old municipal flag; the colors
are the Utrecht Old Bishop colors. The acorn is from the old Hettinga family
CoA.
Jarig Bakker, 27 October 2000
Hantumhuizen (Frisian: Hantumhuzen), formerly a neighbourhood of Hantum
village, now a separate village. This flag is also based on the old Westdongeradeel
flag. Dominating the village is the very old (13th century) church. The
color green represents the meadows around the village.
Jarig Bakker, 27 October 2000
Hiaure (Frisian: De Lytse Jouwer). The plant on the flag is part of
an oat-plant (Frisian: hjouwer), which makes it canting. The village of
Joure in southeast Friesland equally has oats on its CoA and (old) flag.
As indicated before Hiaure is a tiny village in luscious meadows (Frisian:
greiden), hence the green color on the flag. The diagonal partition refers
to its formerly being in Westdongeradeel.
Jarig Bakker, 29 October 2000
Holwerd (Frisian: Holwert) is one of the only villages which is steadily
growing; at present over 2000 inhabitants. From Holwerd one can sail toward
the island of Ameland, a popular holiday-resort. The pier of Holwerd is
a very vexy sight with a lot of Rijkswaterstaat-flags and houseflags of
Wagenborgen and flags of Fryslân and the Netherlands. The emblem on the
flag is of Mercury, the god of the trade, for which this village was renowned.
In the 19th century it even had a bookshop, run by the famous Frisian writer
Waling Dykstra. The coast on which Holwerd lies is rather straight from
east to west, which is symbolized
on the flag by the horizontal stripes (which it has - more or less
- in common with the three other coastal villages Engwierum,
Paesens-Moddergat and Wierum). Blue is for the Waddenzee, yellow for
land (a lot of wheat used to be grown here).
Jarig Bakker, 29 October 2000
Nes (Frisian: Nes) had 1-1-1999 422 inhabitants. It is a cosy village
and an important gardening center in northeast Friesland. 'Nes' means 'corner'
or small peninsula, the northeastern point of Westdongeradeel.
The flag of Nes has the diagonal division of the CoA of former Westdongeradeel;
the countercharged tulip is a reference to the
gardening in the village. White is the color of the 'űleboerd' - 'owl-board',
a triangular wooden ornament in the top of the back of a farmhouse, with
small openings to permit entry for mouse-chasers. Red and white were the
colors of the region of Oostergo.
Jarig Bakker, 1 November 2000
Raard (Frisian: Raerd) had on 1-1-1999 226 inhabitants. The village
is on the border of Dongeradiel and Ferwerderadiel.
Flagdescription: Per bend dexter, white-blue from the hoist top; in
a black W at one third of flag height with on top of the first half of
the W a green clover leaf.
Explanation: The field colors are those of Dongeradiel; the diagonal
division refers to its former position in Westdongeradeel. The W and the
clover leaf are from the CoA of the Van Kleffens family.
Jarig Bakker, 3 November 2000
Ternaard (Frisian: Ternaard) was the administrative center of Westdongeradeel.
On 1-1-1999 there were 1371 inhabitants.
Flagdescription: Blue, a white wavy hoistbend of one third flag height;
in the hoist-bottom a yellow six-pointed star.'
Explanation: The flag is identical to the flag of the former municipality
of Westdongeradeel, apart from the star, which has been added for Ternaard's
function as capital village. (see also: Metslawier).
Jarig Bakker, 04 November 2000
The blue diagonal bar stands for the road from Dokkum to Holwerd, but
refers also to the flag of the former municipality of Westdongeradeel (white
diagonal bar on a blue field). Fleur de lis derived from the CoA of the
Sjűksma family.
Jarig Bakker, 22 August 1999
Wetsens (Frisian: Wetsens) had 1-1-1999 62 inhabitants - most notable
because its church doesn't have a tower.
Flagdescription: Per flybend yellow and red. In yellow a black wing.
Explanation: The diagonal division refers to Oostdongeradeel. Red is
the color of the pot of food for the patron saint of the village: St. Vitus.
The wing is from the Jarla family CoA. Yellow is probably for the wheat
on Wetsens' fields.
Jarig Bakker, 4 November 2000