Akersloot [North Holland, Municipality] (The Netherlands)

Akersloot [Noord Holland, Gemeente] (Nederland)

Last modified: 2001-06-30 by franc van diest
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• CoA

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Municipal flag

Castricum, Akersloot and Limmen will be merging on the 1st January 2002.

Franc van Diest, 19 June 2001

4991 inhabitants, 2529 hectares, c. 10 km south of Alkmaar. "Aker" = acorn, hence the canting flag at <nl-nh-as.html>, and "sloot" = ditch; this municipality has always been in a wet environment, and still
is, its heart being the Alkmaardermeer (lake). It was partly destroyed by Spanish soldiers in October 1573.

The flag was adopted 2 Feb 1960, a BoA. The CoA  was already used for "wimpelen" (banners) in 1658.

Jarig Bakker, 19 June 2001

Akersloot CoA

International Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/