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adopted 8 Aug 1963
The wimpel of Leeuwarderadeel was adopted by municipal resolution on
30 Sep 1999.
Description: a square blue hoist charged with a yellow lion rampant
tail with a bent top, two vertical stripes red - white.
Leeuwarderadeel adopted the use of a municipal wimpel, following other
municipalities. This was a personal initiative by Mr. Brouwer of Stiens,
based on the fact that in 1998 it was 35 years ago that the municipal flag
had been adopted, and that it was time to have a banner. He designed three
proposals, which he offered to the municipal council. However the council
did already have a design. To avoid unnecessary conflicts the council decided
to consult the Fryske Rie foar Heraldyk. That council had made designs
in 1984 for wimpels for all Frisian municipalities, and had sent them to
the municipalities, and published in Genealogysk Jierboekje 1986. It had
in mind to prevent wildgrowth and to make a clear and historically justified
system.
The municipality of Leeuwarderadeel originally did not respond, so
that design was left untouched. The FRfH praised the initiative of Mr.
Brouwer and the wisdom of the municipal council to adopte finally the first
design. That decision was a bit sore for Mr. Brouwer, but it was stated
that it was thanks to him that finally an official wimpel had been adopted.
Source: Genealogysk Jieboekje 2000.
<comment of Mr. Brouwer: "#$%@#$ ^%$#$!">
Jarig Bakker, 25 Aug 2003
In Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62]
no image is included, just a (vague) description:
"Leeuwarden - Ljourteradiel; the municipal colors are green, white,
yellow, and blue. In 1935 at the occasion of the feasts around the 750
years of existence of "Groot-Leeuwarden" flags of four equally
wide horizontal stripes in these colors were used".
Jarig Bakker, 1 Jul 2003
The "Encyclopedie van het Hedendaagse Friesland, 1975" lists another
flag: the Frisian flag with in the left upper corner the municipal arms.
This flag was probably used in 1938 on the occasion of Queen Wilhelmina's
40th reign jubilee.
Jarig Bakker, 1 Jul 2003
Granted 25 Mar 1818.