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Etten-Leur (The Netherlands)

Noord-Brabant province

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Adopted 11 Mar 1968

Municipal flag

Etten-Leur CoA
Etten-Leur old CoA

Leur

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Etten-Leur municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 39.363; area: 55,90 km². Settlements: Etten-Leur (seat).
This flag was approved by the municipal council on 11 March 1968.
Description: a rectangular red flag, proportioned 2:3, with a white hoist-triangle with its point on the fly; on white a round opened castle with four pinnacles.
The colors red and white are from the municipal CoA.
Source: the Etten-Leur municipal website.

Etten-Leur CoA

image from the Etten-Leur municipal website.

In the 13th century the Estate of Etten belonged to the Lord of Breda. In the 15th-17th century the Van Etten family were appointed vassals of the the Lords of Breda in Etten. The arms of the Van Etten family was silver with three blue castles. The arms of the Estate of Etten were derived from the arms of the family, but the colours were changed to distinguish the arms.
When the local council applied for the arms to be granted the colours were not mentioned. The arms were thus granted in the National colours. In 1968 the original colours were restored.
International Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/ ,1997
Translated by Franc van Diest, 16 Aug 2001

Etten-Leur old CoA

See International Civic Arms : http://www.ngw.nl/

Leur (former municipality

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