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Voorst (The Netherlands)
Gelderland province
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Adopted 1962
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Voorst municipality
Population (1 Jan 2003): 23.739; area: 126,51 km². Settlements: Twello
(seat), Appen, Bussloo, De Kar, De Vecht, De Wijk, Duistervoorde, Gietelo,
Klarenbeek (ged), Klein-Amsterdam, Nijbroek, Posterenk, Spekhoek, Steenenkamer,
Terwolde, Teuge, Voorst, Wilp, Wilp-Achterhoek.
Voorst is on the Veluwe, some 10 km northwest of Zutphen. The municipal
seat is in Twello.
Flag: yellow with three vertical red chevrons. Adopted 1962 by municipal
resolution.
The flag is derived from the municipal Coat of Arms, the Coat of Arms of the famous family
van Voorst tot Voorst.
Jarig Bakker, 15 October 1999