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Teylingen (The Netherlands)

Zuid-Holland province

Last modified: 2008-02-03 by jarig bakker
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[Teylingen flag #1] image by Mello Luchtenberg, 14 Jan 2008
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Teylingen municipality

Teylingen (Zuid-Holland province) is a new municipality, formed 1 January 2006 by the merger of the former municipalities of Sassenheim, Voorhout, and Warmond. The name Teylingen was chosen as being from the 9th century and connecting all former municipalities. Inhabitants (25 June 2007): 34.996; area: 3.366.

Recently it adopted no less than three flags, all consisting of cloth with the municipal logo.
Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2008

Teylingen flag #2

[Teylingen flag #2] image by Mello Luchtenberg, 14 Jan 2008
adopted ?

Teylingen flag #3

[Teylingen flag #3] image by Mello Luchtenberg, 14 Jan 2008
adopted ?

Teylingen CoA

[Teylingen coat of arms] image by Jarig Bakker, 31 Jan 2008
adopted ?

Image after article on this webpage, reported by Stefan Lambregts, 31 Jan 2008. Blazoning: or a lion passant gules armed azure charged with a label azure. The CoA was discussed by the municipal council on 17 January 2008, where objections were raised against the color of the label, which was argent (=white) on the original arms of the van Teijlingen family. According to the majority it was no longer a family arms, so it was quite proper to change. the color. Labels were used to signify that a younger generation was in power. The van Teijlingens received their goods from the Count of Holland, so they were the younger generation.