![[Boarn en Klif polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-bk.gif)
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by Shipmate.
Official name: Wetterskip Boarn en Klif; seat: Joure, Fryslân
province.
Flag adopted 22 Mar 1998; design: drs. J. Hagen and the High Council
of Nobility.
Flagdescription: Two vertical stripes proportiones 1:2; the first stripe
yellow with three narrow connected black lozenges, touching all sides of
the yellow field and interrupted by a horizontal yellow stripe of 1/10
flagheight; the second stripe in three wavy horizontal stripes red - white
- red, proportioned 2:1:2".
On 1 Jan 1997 the polderboards of Boarnferd and Tusken Mar en Klif
and small parts of De Stellingwerven and
Tjonger Compagnonsvaarten merged to form the new polderboard Boarn en Klif.
The arms were granted on 2 Mar 1999, so after the new flag had been adopted.
The polderboard consists of peat-soil in the west and sandy soil in
the east. Red on the flag represents peat (and heather), black and yellow
peat-digging and sand. The wavy stripe on red is the river Boorn (Frisian:
Boarn). Black lozenges on yellow is on the arms of the family Vegelin van
Claerbergen. A member of that family warned already in 1766 against the
dangers of the way the peat-digging took place. Marshy lakes were left,
threatening the existence of neighbouring villages. In the 19th century
special polderboards were founded to deal with that situation.
Source: Vexilla Nostra #237, 2003; Text: Hans van Heijningen
Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
![[Middelsékrite polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-ms.gif)
by Shipmate.
Official name: Waterschap De Middelsékrite; seat: Sneek
Adopted 29 Jul 1989; design: Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk
Flagdescription: Two equally wide vertical stripes of blue and red
with over all in the flagdivision lowered proportioned 4:1:1:1 two white
wavy horizontal stripes; in hoist top in blue a yellow waterlily-leaf
with the opening on top; the leaf with 1/3 flagheight.
This polderboard is in Central Fryslân. The main cities in its
area are Leeuwarden and Sneek.
All polderboards in Fryslân were endowed with arms, except for
this one. Somehow all attempts to get one failed. At long last the Fryske
Rie foar Heraldyk succeeded, and for good measure presented the board with
a coat of arms, a flag ánd a wimpel.
This area was in between the old Frisian shires of Oostergo and Westergo,
and Zevenwouden. The symbols on flag and wimpel relate to those divisions.
The flag is a mirror of the arms. The two vertical stripes remind of the
city-flag of Sneek, seat of the polderboard.
Source: Vexilla Nostra #165, Nov/Dec 1989.
Text: Hans van Heijningen
Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
![[Middelsékrite wimpel]](../images/n/nl~pbwms.gif){kind=small}
by Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
Wimpel: a square hoist, perpendicular to the hoist divided of blue and
red with over all a yellow waterlily-leaf; a white fly charged with three
green waterlily-leaves with the opening upwards, with spaces in between
of one leaf. The wimpel with a long swallow-tail.
The wimpel is of the usual Frisian polderboard-design, and the hoist
follows the flag.
![[Sevenwolden polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-sv.gif)
by Shipmate.
Official name: Waterschap Sevenwolden; seat: Gorredijk, Fryslân
province.
Flag adopted 12 Oct 2000; design: Rudi Broersma.
Flagdescription: Seven wavy stripes of green and white, and a red hoisttriangle,
lengthened towards the hoist of 2/9 flaglength and the apex at 5/9 flaglength;
the hoisttriangle charged with an erased white wolf's head at hoist top,
at hoist bottom a white crown with three leaves, in the apex a white fleur-de-lis.
Wimpel: A square red hoist with right diagonally placed a white oakleaf
with seven lobes; the fly white with three green waterlily-leaves with
the openings upwards distanced at on leaf.
In 1997 some polderboards in Southwestern Fryslân, namely Het
Koningsdiep, De Stellingwerven and Tjonger
Compagnonsvaarten merged to form one new polderboard: Sevenwolden, which
comprises the municipalities of Smallingerland,
Opsterland,
Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf.
This polderboard is named after the old Frisian shire
Zevenwouden, which comprised southeast
Fryslân.
Green and white are the colors of the shire Zevenwouden; red and white
of the Stellingwerven, and red-white-green of Opsterland and Smallingerland.
The wavy stripes represent the polderboard and the small rivers of Tjonger,
Linde and Koningsdiep, white represents the water-clarity. The arms of
Zevenwouden had seven green trees in silver, hence seven stripes green
and white. The crown, wolf's head and fleur-de-lis are from the arms of
the former polderboards, resp. Koningsdiep, Stellingwerven and Tjonger
Comapgnonsvaarten. The hoisttriangle can be read as the input of the old
polderboards.
Source: Vexilla Nostra #237, 2003; text: Hans van Heijningen.
Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
![[Sevenwolden wimpel]](../images/n/nl~pbwsv.gif){kind=small}
by Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
The wimpel is typical for Frisian polderboards; the seven lobes of the oakleaf are canting, of course.
![[Stellingwerven polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-sw.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
Official name: Waterschap De Stellingwerven; seatWolvega
Flag: Seven wavy stripes of black and white, at least 7x wavy; over
all and at 1/3 flaglength a yellow r4ampant wolf with red tonguie and nails
and 6/7 flagheight.
Adopted 30 Aug 1983; design: Kl. Sierksma.
The image is nearly identical to the arms. The only difference is the
place of the wolf, who has been shifted in a correct way to the hoist.
Source: Vexilla Nostra #146
Text: Hans van Heijningen.
The three white waves symbolize the three brooks, which carry away
the water to the IJsselmeer: the Linde, Kuinder or Tjonger, and Scheene.
The wolf reminds of the wild animals which in past times were found abundantly
in this marshy area. The last wolf was shot here in 1712. It is also canting
for the polderboard-seat Wolvega.
Jarig Bakker, 17 May 2004
![[Westergoa's Iselmardiken polderboard]](../images/n/nl~pb-wi.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 2 Dec 2003
Official name: Waterschap Westergoa's Iselmardiken; seat: Workum in
Fryslân province.
Flag: stripes blue - yellow - red - white - green - black
Source Vexilla Nostra #122, Sep-Oct 1982.
text: Kl. Sierksma; image: H. van Heijningen.
Jarig Bakker, 2 Dec 2003
