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Geldermalsen (The Netherlands)
Gelderland province
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adopted 10 Sep 1978
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Geldermalsen municipality
Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 25.511; area: 100,00 km². Settlements:
Geldermalsen (seat), Acquoy, Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil, Enspijk, Gellicum,
Meteren, Rhenoy, Rumpt, Tricht.
Geldermalsen is another Betuwe (west-Gelderland) municipality in the
landscape of the big rivers. The present municipality was founded 1 Jan
1978 by the merger of the former municipalities of Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil
and Geldermalsen.
A flag with horizontal stripes YRYR was adopted 6 Dec. 1955, which
colors were derived from the municipal Coat of Arms.
The new flag (adopted 10 Sep 1978) has to the hoist the colors of the
province of Gelderland.
Jarig Bakker, 24 September 1999
Geldermalsen new Coat of Arms
image after the Geldermalsen
municipal website.
Granted 15 Dec 1978.
The arms are derived form the arms of the counts of Bentheim (nowadays
in Germany). The counts owned in the 12th-14th century a castle and grounds
in Geldermalsen. Even though the village was owned by other families ever
since, the arms remained the Bentheim arms.
After the merger between Gelderlmalsen and three neighbouring municipalities
symbols were added to the arms: a horse for Deil and a column for Buurmalsen.
In addition a fleur-de-lis was added to represent two other villages in
the municipality; Meteren and Rumpt. The top of the shield was made gold,
similarly as in the arms of Beesd.
Geldermalsen Coat of Arms
image from the Geldermalsen
municipal website.
Granted 24 Dec 1918.
Historical flag
Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net
Adopted 6 Dec 1955