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Sittard (The Netherlands)

Limburg province

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net
adoped 1982

Sittard former municipality
Sittard old flag
Sittard old CoA

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Sittard former municipality

Sittard with its 50.000 inhabitants is situated in the heart of Limburg province, the narrowest part of the province, sharing a border with Germany and Belgium being only a few kilometers away. The (former) municipality of Sittard itself is the result of a merger of the former municipalities of Sittard, Limbricht and Munstergeleen (1982) and included the villages of Guttecoven, Einighausen and Windraak. In 1942 the then German municipality of Broeksittard was handed over to Sittard by the German occupiers. In 1157 the name Sittard appears in documents, and is probably derived from the word "de Siter", which is a fertile piece of land between Geleenbeek and de Rode Beek. In 1243 Sittard became a City. In 1677 Sittard was destroyed completely. In 1400 Sittard together with Born and Susteren, was sold to the Duke of Gulik, under who's power it remained until 1794, when the French took over. In 1814 Sittard became part of the "Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden", but this only lasted until 1830. Between 1830 and 1839 is was part of the new state of Belgium, and after that it became a permanent part of the Netherlands.
The CoA was designed in 1982 (at the merger). In gold with a curly cross in sable, in the base gules three chevronny or. The shield is covered with a crown of three leaves or. The base is a reminder of the former municipality of Limbricht.
The flag is described as : Field in yellow with a red Pennon a third of the length of the flag, on the fly a black curly cross, of which the height is 4/5 of the height of the flag.

Sittard old flag

by Jarig Bakker, 23 Apr 2005
adopted 1974; Design: Hoge Raad van Adel

Sittard is a former municipality in Limburg province, since 2001 part of the new municipality of Sittard-Geleen. In 1982 it absorbed a lot of small surrounding municipalities and got a new flag and CoA.
However in 1974 it had adopted:
Flag: blue charged with a yellow snake-cross (cross gringoly).
Design: Hoge Raad van Adel. The cross is of 4/5 flagheight. It was replaced in 1982 with a yellow flag with a black cross moline, with a red hoist triangle.
Source: Vexilla Nostra (139) p.61.
Jarig Bakker, 23 Apr 2005

Sittard old CoA

by Jarig Bakker, 23 Apr 2005, after "Limburg in Vogelvlucht", c. 1970
Granted 20 Oct 1819

Arms: azure 8 snake's heads or.

The oldest seals of the city and of the Court of Aldermen (13th century) show a cross moline. In the 15th century it was replaced by the snake-cross.

One can't help seeing the snake laugh on this CoA - probably in honor of the great comedian Toon Hermans, who was born here. He made ordinary events hilarious, and found a TV-audience of over 10 million to enjoy his "One man show".
Jarig Bakker, 23 Apr 2005