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Leeuwarden/Ljouwert (Ljout, locally: Luwarden) is the capital of the Dutch
province Friesland/Fryslbn. There are about 100.000 inhabitants.
This flag was readopted 1 August 1947 after an image from a flagbook of 1708.
Before that the citizens used a flag of two bars of Blue and Yellow. But no less
than 21 sources depict for Leeuwarden a flag with a yellow lion; in 16 cases on
a green field, in 5 cases on a blue field. Source: Sierksma, Nederlands
Vlaggenboek, 1962.
Jarig Bakker 28 August 1999.
Leeuwarden: Flag: "Four stripes blue and yellow." Confirmed
1-8-1947.
The shield is: Blue a lion gold.
Under Leeuwarden the lion is described as "climbing", the tip of the
tail curling inward.
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Goutum, municipality Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, Friesland/Fryslân, the
Netherlands. It was till 1944 part of Leeuwarderadeel.
The battlements on the flag refer to the Wiarda State, one of the last 'stinzen'
(castles) in Friesland (demolished 1882).
Jarig Bakker 18 January 2001
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
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