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adopted 27 May 1982
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adopted 27 May 1982
The flag of the municipality of Dronten has no connection to the municipal
arms. On 3 Sep 1973 the Mayor and Aldermen decided to use a green piece
of cloth with the municipal logo, making it evident that this was not the
official municipal flag. The young municipality of Dronten wanted a recognizable
flag; municipal arms had not been granted yet. When many years later people
started to rethink about the flag it appeared that the logo-flag had become
so customary that the municipal council decided to propose to recognize
it as the official flag. That was decided on 27 May 1982.
Official description: green with halfway between hoist and fly and
with height equal to 16/21 of flagheight a white emblem, according to the
municipal vignette, that is seven stylized mooring-masts in circular form.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Jun 2003
![[Dronten Coat of Arms]](../images/n/nl-fl)dt.jpg)
image from "Gemeentewapens in Nederland", 1989.
Coat of arms - design mr. G. A. Bontekoe. Request Mayor and Aldermen
11 Oct 1972. Granted by Royal Resolution 15 Jan 1975.
Description: wavy per fess; I. azure a fleur-de-lis argent; II. or
three plaited rings gules, the central one bigger and lower placed than
the others, surmonté a mooring-mast noir with a head argent emerging
from the base. The shield surmonté a crown or of three leaves and
supported by two horses with lifted tail. All placed on a white base.
Explanation: the design implies a horizontally divided shield, wherein
the cutting line is wavy to indicate that the municipality was wrestled
out of the water. The top half of the shield is executed in blue and includes
the arms of Minister Lely, the visionary man of the Zuiderzeewerken. The
arms of the municipalities of Wieringermeer and the Noordoostpolder do
contain the arms of Minister Lely as well. The lower half of the shield,
executed in gold, has as central element a mooring-mast, in connection
to the cultural center "De Meerpaal" in Dronten, and the connevtion between
it and the municipality. Around the mooring-mast is a big red ring, to
which two smaller ones have been connected, symbolizing the places Dronten,
Biddinghuizen, and Swifterbant. To underline the large area of the municipality
supporters have been added. Because the interest in horses in the municipality
is
great it was found fitting to use two of them as supporters.
Note: There was a bit of fuss about the supporters. The High Council of Nobility objected, because supporters could only be granted if there was a historical motivation. The municipality insisted, however, and appealed to the "Raad van State" (State Council). This council agreed with the municipality and the supporters were granted after all.
After taking so much trouble in getting the arms, they are hardly used. The municipality had in 1974 its own house-style designed (a logo with seven mooring-masts), which is used for all municipal occasions.
Source: The Dronten municipal website.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Jun 2003
