# Flag of Drenthe

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Dutch provincial flag

Drenthe Use Provincial flag Proportion 9:13 (de facto 2:3) Adopted 19 February 1947 Design A white flag with two horizontal red stripes, between the two stripes there is a black tower and six red stars. Designed by Gerlof Auke Bontekoe

The **flag of Drenthe** is the official [flag](/source/Flag) of the Dutch province of [Drenthe](/source/Drenthe) and was adopted on 19 February 1947.[1] This flag was designed by [Gerlof Auke Bontekoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerlof_Bontekoe&action=edit&redlink=1). The traditional [Saxon](/source/Saxons) colours of red and white form the basis of the design. They also link it to the [Archdiocese of Utrecht](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Utrecht), which administered Drenthe when the area was still part of the [Oversticht](/source/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 The tower is a historical reference to [Coevorden Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coevorden_Castle&action=edit&redlink=1). From this castle, the viscounts of Coevorden maintained the law in the name of the [bishop of Utrecht](/source/List_of_bishops_and_archbishops_of_Utrecht) for a long time.[2][3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Het Drenthe boek*. M.A.W. Gerding, Martin Hillenga. Zwolle: Waanders. 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-90-400-8211-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-400-8211-5). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [150335008](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/150335008).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: others ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Znamierowski, Alfred (2005). *The World Encyclopedia of Flags*. Anness Publishing. p. 147. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780754814436](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780754814436).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Drenthe. ["Het waopen en de vlag"](https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/algemene-onderdelen/talen/drents/het_waopen_en_de/). *Provincie Drenthe* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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