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Hadera (Israel)

Iriyat Hadera, Municipality of Hadera

[Municipality of Hadera, green field (Israel)]

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Coat-of-arms adopted 30th July 1959

[Municipality of Hadera, yellow field (Israel)]

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Possible Desk Flag Variant
Coat of Arms

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The city of Hadera is 60 km north of Tel Aviv. Its flag is a white logo on green. The city name came from the old Arabic name of the swamp that used to be there (al-Hadra) which means 'the green'.
Dov Gutterman, 15 April and 15 May 1999

I wrote "white logo on green". During Independence Day 2001 I noticed that other backgrounds are used too. Hadera (pronounced Khadera) is situated in the center of Israel halfway along the road between Tel-Aviv and Haifa. Est. 1891, pop. 80'000. Municipality since 1952.

The municipal clerk, Mr Y. Wolshtein wrote me as follows:

The flag of Hadera is based on the city logo on fabric in different colours and measures. As far as I know, it was never approved by the city council. Nevertheless, the city logo was declared official in the 1920's. I enclose a brochure with explanation about the logo.

I made the flag image with a green field, since it was the colour of the flag which I spotted on the city hall (and also, in my humble opinion, the appropiate colour for a city whose name means the green). Emblem scanned from the brochure.

The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot), 'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut HaPirsumim), YP 690, 30 July 1959.
Dov Gutterman, 11 July/16 August/4 September 2001

On my visit of 8 October 2001, I noticed that the flag is without inscription. Also the emblem is outlined – I spotted a white emblem on green and a green emblem on yellow – and not in natural colours, which is probably used only on desk or ceremonial flags, if it exists.
Dov Gutterman, 22 October 2001

Hadera became a Local Coucil in 1934 and a municipality in 1952. About the history of Hadera (in English) see: www.khan-hadera.org.il [retrieved].
The emblem appeared on a stamp issued on 9 July 1969.
Dov Gutterman, 17 April 2005

Translated from www.hadera.muni.il [retrieved]:
"The emblem of Hadera, which was published in its fiftieth anniversary, is a combination of exhibits which indicate about the outcome of Hadera in the past, present and future.
At the center of the Emblem, a trunk of eucalyptus is raised. This is the tree which symbolizes the difficult era of drying the swamps and fighting malaria in the days of the establishment in the year 5251 [according to the Hebrew calander]. The trunks of the trees were used for livelihood of Hadera's pioneers.
On the right of the trunk, symbols of the past of the colony are drawn – the remains of the khan [an Ottoman era road hotel]. As it was the only structure, the founders, with great difficulties, were forced live in it for six years until they recieved the building permits from the Ottoman government. The arch that is seen in the emblem was used to support the ceiling of the khan rooms.
On the sea we can see a sailing boat – a hint to the founders' dream about the first Jewish port. Today, Hadera got about 7 km of sea shore, partly used for a recreation and vacation center and partly planned for future development.
At the base of the trunk there are plants from the swamps, which were the origin for malaria and other diseases that killed many of the firsts.
The clearest plant in the picture is the reed that grows at swamp waters. Those plants made a very prominent green spots in the sandy soil, halfway between Jaffa and Haifa. Thanks to them, the place was called El-Hadra – the green in Arabic.
At the left of the trunk there are symbols of the past development – from colony to city.
Next to the trunk there are the major agricultural crops – the founders of Hadera started with cereals – spikes of barley, wheat and citrus trees which, until today, are the major agricultural crops in the Sharon.
The water tower, housed and industrial plants appear as a vision of developing a beautiful green city. In the background – a blue sea and a ship is seen far at sea – a symbol for the Jewish ali'ya [lit. uphill, meaning 'immigrating to Israel'] from the diaspora to Israel-land.
At the margins of the emblem it is written: 'Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest' from Psalms 126:5. Those words brought great hope to the hearts of the pioneers of the first ali'ya, and we are now harvesting with joy."
Dov Gutterman, 22 June 2005

Possible Desk Flag Variant

image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3

Coat of Arms

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