Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 12.702; area: 81,62 km². Settlements:
Muntendam (seat), Borgercompagnie (part), Meeden, Noordbroek, Tripscompagnie,
Zuidbroek.
Menterwolde was formed by the merger on 1 Jan 1990 of the old municipalities
of Noordbroek, Zuidbroek, Oosterbroek, Meeden and Muntendam; some 30 km
east of Groningen city.
The Mente or Munte was an old canal for the old peat-digging in Groningen,
from Muntendam to Termunten. It is now an agricultural region.
The flag was adopted 13 Jun 1991; description: "Three equally wide
horizontal stripes green - yellow - green, with on the yellow stripe towards
the hoist a blue fleur-de-lis".
Jarig Bakker, 12 November 1999
Flagdescription: Two equally wide horizontal stripes of yellow and green.
This flag was adopted by municipal resolution on 29 Oct 1929; at the
same time it was established that the colors green and yellow were to be
the municipal colors of Muntendam. The colors were derived from the municipal
arms.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62]
Jarig Bakker, 9 Jul 2003