The flag of Groningen was adopted in 1950 , and is based upon the coats-of-arms of the City of Groningen and the Ommelanden. The colours red, white and blue are derived from the coat-of-arms of the Ommelanden, and the white and green comes from the coat-of-arms of the city. The colours of the city are in the centre of the flag to represent the central location of the city. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The tricolor flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... The flag of Groningen Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ...
Groningen is a province in the North of the Netherlands.
Proposal for a flag according to the arms by Van der Laars in 1913 in Van der Laars [laa13]: I and IV City of Groningen, II and III Ommelanden.
In 1913 Van der Laars in Van der Laars [laa13] proposed as provincial flag the flag of the Ommelanden with the central stripe changed to green to represent the city of Groningen.
The moreover one Groningen is twin city of Oldenburg (Lower Saxony).
Groningen is because of the northern end of the "Hondsrug" (not to confound with the Hunsrueck), a sandigen collection in the middle in the formerly expanded moorland, and in earlier time the only connection of these two areas pulls itself of the "Drent plateau" up to the "Hogeland" was.
Ubbo Emmius, born 1547 in Greetsiel, deceased 1625 in Groningen, Minister, Historian, Paedagogue and establishmentrector the University of Groningen
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