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Ridderkerk (The Netherlands)

Zuid-Holland province

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net
adopted 1 Feb 1957

Ridderkerk municipality
Ridderkerk Coat of Arms

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Ridderkerk municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 45.877; area: 25,32 km². Settlements: Ridderkerk (seat), Bolnes, Oostendam, Rijsoord, Slikkerveer.
Ridderkerk was in olden times a lordship (heerlijkheid). The name is derived from the church, which was the most important one in the Riederwaard, the Riederkerk. Patron saint of this church was Saint George (Sint Joris). His image was taken as Coat of Arms of the lordship, later of the municipality.
Source: the Ridderkerk municipal website.

Ridderkerk Coat of Arms

from the Ridderkerk municipal website.

Granted 24 Jul 1816; the knight ("ridder") is Saint George (Sint Joris).

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