Franekeradeel (The Netherlands)

Fryslân province

Last modified: 2006-12-09 by jarig bakker
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Municipal flag

Franekeradeel Flag: "Blue with a yellow bend an in the top hoist on the yellow a red five-leaved rose." Established 28-11-1962.
The shield is: Blue a golden bend charged with one and accompanied by two roses red; the three roses per bend sinister
Under Franekeradeel is mentioned that the municipal hall is the Martenahuis in Franeker.
Franc van Diest, 22 Sep 2000

Historical flags

from 1962 - 1984

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Flag in use before 1962

Frentsjer city (Franeker)

Franeker/Frentsjer is one of the 11 Frisian cities, located between Leeuwarden and the Afsluitdijk (Enclosure-dam). It's an old university town and the place where Friesland's most important yearly sporting event, the 'PC' of 'kaatsen' (striking a ball with the open hand - pelote (?) takes place on the 'Tsjûkelân". (a very small green)
The flag was in Hesman's flagbook of 1708 with 4 horizontal stripes YBYB. On the advice of Klaes Sierksma the flag became simply YB, to avoid confusion with the flag of Friesland's capital, Leeuwarden (BYBY). In 1984 Franeker merged with Franekeradeel and it is not known which (if any) flag is used as city-flag.
Jarig Bakker, 5 October 1999

Barradiel [former municipality] (Barradeel)