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The village flags and CoAs of this municipality have been scanned by
me from 'Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente Tytsjerksteradiel',
- Village CoAs and village flags in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel,
edited by the municipality, Burgum, 1996. They have been giffed by Gerard
van der Vaart.
In 1977 there was a corso with decorated carts in the 7 villages of
the 'Trynwâlden-quarter' of the municipality (= three forests). For
those villages 7 flags and CoAs were designed. Later on there were deliberations
between the 'Fryske Rie foar de Heraldyk' (Frisian Heraldic Council),
the village local councils and the municipal Cultural Council, by which
in 1986 16 village flags and CoAs were adopted.
A note on the language: In Dongeradeel the official language is still
Dutch, while Frisian is accepted as second language. In Tytsjerksteradiel
(Dutch: Tietjerksteradeel) the official language seems to be Frisian; hence
I use the Frisian village names here.
Jarig Bakker, 5 November 2000
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On 6 July 1956 a flag was adopted, consisting of three equally wide horizontal bars; the first and third bar white, the middle bar divided in five equally wide stripes in 3 red and 2 white stripes and toward the hoist a black horn with yellow inlay and cord.
This flag was in use until 1984.
Jarig Bakker, 2 December 1999
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Aldtsjerk (Dutch: Oudkerk) is a village with c. 600 inhabitants, most famous in the Netherlands because of its hamlet 'Bartlehiem', where the big skating-race, the 'Elfstedentocht' passes, when it is being held.
Flagdescription: 'In wyt krús mei in earmbreedte fan 1/4 flaggehichte,
de fjilden read, grien, grien, read; yn 'e top fan 'e hys in wite d?bele
boskanemoan fan sulver.'
That is: A white cross with an arm length of 1 fourth flagheight; the
fields red, green, green, red; in the hoist top in red a white double wood
anemone (anemone nemorosa).
The cross reminds of the monastery Bethlehem, which was here from 1170 till 1580. There are several stately houses '('staten' or 'stinzen') which have a remarkable flora. The stins 'De Klinze' has the wood anemone with the double flowers. The color red has been adopted for the village houses, while green is for the (fromer) woods around the village.
Jarig Bakker 05 November 2000
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Earnewâld (Dutch: Eernewoude) is a village with c. 400 inhabitants.
It is a very popular watersport-resort.
Flagdescription: Trije hichtebanen fan grien, wyt, grien, yn 'e
ferhâlding 1:6:1, yn 'e wite baan op it krús in swarte dûbele
earn.
That is: Three horizontal stripes in green, white, green, proportions
1:6:1; in the white stripe on the cross a black double eagle.
The village CoA is hundreds of years old and contains the eagle, after
which the village was (popularly) named. The color green was chosen to
accentuate the rural character of the village and (as an afterthought)
the wood in the village name.
Jarig Bakker, 5 November 2000
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Eastermar (Dutch: Oostermeer) is a village with over 1000 inhabitants
south of the Bergumermeer (lake). In c. 1975 the whole village was awakened
by the arrival of a sailing boat: 'Finally we have become a watersport-resort!'
Alas, so far not really...
Flagdescription: Twa like hege banen fan blau en giel, in griene
hysgear oant krús mei in giele ikel deryn.
That is: Two equally wide horizontal stripes of blue and yellow; a
green hoist-triangle at the cross in which a yellow acorn.
Explanation: The villagers themselves were mainly responsible for the
design of flag and CoA. On the CoA is a stately 'skûtsje', an old
flat-beamed sailing boat. The acorn reminds of the oak-woods around the
village, which had economic interest for the village, now erased.
Jarig Bakker, 6 November 2000
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Garyp (Dutch: Garijp) has about 2.000 inhabitants. The name of the village
consists etymologically of 'ga' = village land and 'ryp' meaning territory
(perhaps derived from Latin 'ripa', land along water). The village is on
the border of woods and water. Green is for wood, red for the buildings
of the village, white for water.
Flagdescription: fiif hichtebanen fan grien, wyt, read, wyt, grien,
yn 'e ferhâlding 2:1:2:1:2
That is: five horizontal stripes of green, white, red, white and green,
proportioned 2:1:2:1:2.
Jarig Bakker, 9 November 2000
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Gytsjerk (Dutch: Giekerk) is a village with c. 1000 inhabitants, who
are mainly occupied in agriculture.
Flagdescription: trije likelange banen fan read-giel-read mei yn
de giele baan in griene, út 'e grûn skuorde beam.
That is: Three equally wide vertical bars in RYR with in the yellow
bar a green eradicated tree.
The bars refer to the repartitioning of the village lands and the woody
environment of the village.
Jarig Bakker, 6 November 2000
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Jistrum (Dutch: Eestrum) has c. 800 inhabitants and a church dating
from 1230.
Flagdescription: Flechtskean dield yn grien en giel, yn it grien
in wite skieppekop fan 'e side sjoen.
That is: Per bend fly-wise green and yellow; in green a white sheep's
head facing the hoist.
According to tradition the village name was derived from 'jister' or
'eester' = enclosure for sheep, related to English 'ewe' - reason enough
to include a ewe's head on CoA and flag. Green is for the meadows along
the Burgumermar; yellow for the higher lying wheat- and oat-fields.
Jarig Bakker, 7 November 2000
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Mûnein (Dutch: Molenend) was until 1948 part of the village of
Oentsjerk/Oenkerk; it has about 800 inhabitants. The village mill (mûne)
gave it its name.
Flagdescription: gearjend yn acht stikken fan grien en sulver.
That is: gironny eight charges of green and white.
No explanation necessary - but on the village CoA is a splendid old-fashioned
image of the village-mill...
Jarig Bakker, 7 November 2000
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Noardburgum (Dutch: Noordbergum) has c. 2.000 inhabitants. Formerly
this was heatherland to the north of Burgum; in the 19th century the land
became 'cultivated', and in 1930 the two hamlets were joined to form one
separate village. Red is here for the heather. The acorn is derived from
the family Ypey CoA. Green is for the 'cultivation' - and the point of
the triangle is for the destruction of the heather.
Flagdescription: Read mei in griene hysgear oan it krús ta
mei in gouden ikel yn it griene.
That is: Red with a green hoist-triangle to the cross with a golden
acorn in the green.
Jarig Bakker, 9 November 2000
![[Oentsjerk village flag]](../images/n/nl-fr_ok.gif)
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Sumar (Dutch: Suameer) is a village with c. 1500 inhabitants. In the
past here was heatherland, which was cultivated after 1900. In the 19th
century the village was known because of a market held here twice a year,
in spring and in autumn, where sheep and lambs were sold. The red color
on the flag reminds of the heather (in Frisian heraldry the color violet
is not used). Green is for the meadows at present around the village.
Flagdescription: trije takkelige lingtebanen fan read, wyt, grien,
yn 'e ferhâlding 1:1:2, de banen trije kear takkelich.
That is: Three indented vertical bars in red, white, green, proportions
1:1:2, the bars three times indented.
Jarig Bakker, 10 November 2000
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Suwâld (Dutch: Suawoude) is a village with c. 600 inhabitants
with a ferry for pedestrians. It is a long village along the road, west
of the Wide Ee water. The yellow middle stripe symbolizes the sandy soil
on which the village is built; on both sides there were marshlands, where
peat was dug, colored black. The duck reminds of the duck cage which was
once near the village.
Flagdescription: trije like lange banen fan swart, giel, swart;
yn 'e hystop in swimmende ein fan sulver.
That is: Three equally wide vertical bars in black, yellow, black;
in the hoist top a swimming white duck.
Jarig Bakker, 10 November 2000
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