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Wassenaar (The Netherlands)

Zuid-Holland province

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net
adoption date unknown

Wassenaar municipality
Wassenaar Coat of Arms

See also:

South Holland
South Holland Province - The Municipalities
The Netherlands
Alphabetical list of Dutch municipalities
The Netherlands - Index of all pages

Wassenaar municipality

Population (1 Jan 2003): 26.029; area: 62,50 km². Settlements: Wassenaar (seat).
Flag: blue with three white crescents pointing upwards, placed 2,1. - adoption date unknown.
Wassenaar is Dutch for crescent; the original name is probably derived from something like "wet lands"; after the Crusades the Wassenaar family, which ruled this area, placed crescents on their arms, probably because one or two members had participated in the Crusades.

Wassenaar Coat of Arms

from the Wassenaar municipal website.
Granted 20 Feb 1816.