Population (1 Jan 2003): 16.673; area: 170,30 km². Settlements: Sellingen
(seat), Abeltjeshuis, Bakovensmee, Barnflair, Borgertange, Borgerveld,
Bourtange, Burgemeester Beinsdorp, De Bruil, Ellersinghuizen, Hanetange,
Harpel, Hasseberg, Hebrecht, 't Heem, Jipsingboermussel, Jipsingboertange,
Jipsinghuizen, Lammerweg, Laude, Lauderbeetse, Laudermarke, Lauderzwarteveen,
Leemdobben, Maten, Munnekemoer, Over de Dijk, Overdiep, Pallert, Plaggenborg,
Poldert, Renneborg, Rhederveld, Rijsdam, Roelage, 't Schot, Sellingerbeetse,
Sellingerzwarteveen, Slegge, Stakenborg, Stobben, Ter Apel, Ter Apelkanaal,
Ter Borg, Ter Haar, Ter Walslage, Ter Wisch, Veele, Veerste Veldhuis, Vlagtwedde,
Vlagtwedder-Barlage, Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis, Weende, Weenderveld, Weite,
Wessingtange, Wollingboermarke, Wollinghuizen, Zandberg (ged), Zuidveld.
Vlagtwedde is in east Groningen, bordering on Germany. It includes
the famous marshes of Bourtange, where in the 1593 a fort was built for
the defense of our realm. Hopefully all villages and neighbourhoods will
not all make their own flag: there are c. 70!
Flag: quartered of yellow and blue, in such a way that the vertical
dividing line as at 1/3 flaglength. Over all a kwartered cross countercharged,
with at the hoist a cannon on gun-mounting, all black, and at the same
place below a broad-armed cross, with a vertical red arm and a horizontal
white arm.
Adopted 12 Dec 1967 by municipal resolution; design: Mr. G.A. Bontekoe.
The colors blue and yellow and the cannon are derived from the municipal
arms. The cross, in red and white color, on a blue field, remind of the
monks, who founded long ago the monastery in Ter Apel.
Source: Derkwillem Visser's "Gemeentewapens en vlaggen Koninkrijk
der Nederlanden", 2001.
Jarig Bakker, 15 Nov 1999
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net
![[Vlagtwedde Coat of Arms]](../images/n/nl-gr)vw.gif)
from this
webpage.
