Flag of Drenthe

{{Short description|Dutch provincial flag}} {{Infobox flag | Name = Drenthe | Image = Flag of Drenthe.svg | Alt = Flag of Drenthe | Noborder = | Nickname = | Morenicks = | Use = [[Flags of the provinces of the Netherlands|Provincial flag]] | Symbol = {{FIAV|110000}} | Proportion = 9:13 (de facto 2:3) | Adoption = 19 February 1947 | Relinquished = | Design = A white flag with two horizontal red stripes, between the two stripes there is a black tower and six red stars. | Designer = Gerlof Auke Bontekoe }}

The '''flag of Drenthe''' is the official [[flag]] of the Dutch province of [[Drenthe]] and was adopted on 19 February 1947.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Het Drenthe boek |date=2007 |publisher=Waanders |others=M.A.W. Gerding, Martin Hillenga |isbn=978-90-400-8211-5 |location=Zwolle |oclc=150335008}}</ref> This flag was designed by [[Gerlof Bontekoe|Gerlof Auke Bontekoe]]. The traditional [[Saxons|Saxon]] colours of red and white form the basis of the design. They also link it to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Archdiocese of Utrecht]], which administered Drenthe when the area was still part of the [[Oversticht]]. Between the white base colour and the two red bands are six red stars and a black tower. The stars represent the districts Zuidenveld, Oostenmoer, Noordenveld, Rolde, Beilen and Diever. The tower is a historical reference to [[Coevorden Castle]]. From this castle, the viscounts of Coevorden maintained the law in the name of the [[List of bishops and archbishops of Utrecht|bishop of Utrecht]] for a long time.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Znamierowski |first=Alfred |title=The World Encyclopedia of Flags |publisher=Anness Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=9780754814436 |pages=147}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Drenthe |title=Het waopen en de vlag |url=https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/algemene-onderdelen/talen/drents/het_waopen_en_de/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Provincie Drenthe |language=nl}}</ref>

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