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Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Zuid-Holland province

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[Municipality flag of Rotterdam] by Mark Sensen, 14 Nov 1996
adopted 10 Feb 1949

Other Rotterdam pages: (for "stadsdelen": see below) See also:

Rotterdam municipality

Population (1 Jan 2004): 599.859; area: 304,24 km²; settlements: Rotterdam-Centrum (seat), Charlois, Delfshaven, Feijenoord, Hillegersberg-Schiebroek, Hoek van Holland, Hoogvliet, Katendrecht, Kralingen-Crooswijk, Noord, Overschie, Prins Alexander, IJsselmonde.
Flag: three equally wide horizontal stripes of green and white.
This flag was adopted 10 Feb 1949 by municipal resolution. From medieval times these colors were representative of Rotterdam, although the number of stripes varied widely.

Rotterdam CoA

Rotterdam CoAInternational Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/

Historical flag

Old Rotterdam Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net