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Sliedrecht (The Netherlands)
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![[Sliedrecht old flag]](../images/n/nl-zh_st.gif)
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
adopted 11 Aug 1958
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Sliedrecht municipality
Population (1 Jan 2003): 23.819; area: 13,47 km²; settlements: Sliedrecht
(seat).
Flagdescription: yellow, with in the center a black Burgundian cross.
This flag was adopted 11 Aug 1958 by municipal resolution. The flag-image
is adentical to the municipal arms.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62].
Sliedrecht old flag
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm
Reported in 1969
Sliedrecht CoA
![[Sliedrecht CoA]](../images/n/nl-zh)sr.gif)
from the Sliedrecht municipal website.
Granted 24 Jul 1816. At first the cross was described as a Burgundian
cross. Later on the description was changed to an engrailed cross. The
crown was added in 1961.