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Soest (The Netherlands)
Utrecht province
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adopted 26 Jan 1962
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Soest municipality
Population (1 Jan 2003): 44.686; area: 46,47 km²; settlements: Soest
(seat), Soestdijk, Soestduinen, Soesterberg.
Flagdescription: seven stripes of green, yellow, green, white, green,
yellow and green, proportioned 3:1:3:4:3:1:3, and of which the middle bar
is wavy.
This flag was adopted 26 Jan 1962 by municipal resolution. The colors
are derived from the municipal arms. The wavy bar represents the river
Eem.
Unofficially the citizens used to wapper flags with two equally wide
horizontal bars of green and white.
Source: Sierksma's Nederlands Vlaggenboek, 1962 [sie62]
Soest old unofficial flag
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Soest Coat of Arms
from the Soest municipal website.
Granted 11 Sep 1816. Revised 10 Jan 1962.