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Steenwijkerland (Netherlands)

Overijssel province

by Mark Sensen, 4 Mar 2003
adopted 18 Feb 2003

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Steenwijkerland municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 41.867; area: 330,00 km². Settlements: Steenwijk (seat), Baarlo, Baars, Barsbeek, Basse, Belt-Schutsloot, Blankenham, Blauwe Hand, Blokzijl, De Bult, De Klosse, De Kolk (ged), De Pol, Doosje, Dwarsgracht, Eesveen, Giethoorn, Heetveld, IJsselham, Jonen, Kadoelen, Kalenberg, Kallenkote, Kuinre, Leeuwte, Marijenkampen, Moespot, Muggenbeet, Nederland, Oldemarkt, Onna, Ossenzijl, Paasloo, Roekebosch, Ronduite, Scheerwolde, Sint Jansklooster, Steenwijkerwold, Tuk, Vollenhove, Wanneperveen, Wetering, Willemsoord, Witte Paarden, Zuidveen
Steenwijk is the result of a merger of the former municipalities of Brederwiede, IJsselham and Steenwijk (1 Jan 2001), the flag is provisional and is of the former municipality of Steenwijk. Wanneperveen became part of Brederwiede in a merger in 1973, and Steenwijkerwold was split up among all three former municipalities. The municipality was renamed on 1 Jan 2003 to Steenwijkerland.
The municipality of Steenwijkerland in the beautiful northwestern corner of the province, hemmed in by Fryslân, Drenthe and Flevoland, adopted on 18 Feb 2003 a new municipal flag: the municipal logo on a white field; how it looks when there's no wind: see this webpage. No new CoA adopted yet.
Jarig Bakker, 25 Oct 2003

Brederwiede [former municipality]

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm

Adopted 12 Feb 1974

Steenwijk [former municipality]

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.shipmate.nl/flags.htm

Adopted 25 Mar 1982.

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