Flag of Eindhoven

{{Short description|Flag of the city of Eindhoven}} {{No footnotes|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox flag | Name = Eindhoven | Article = | Nickname = | Image = Flag of Eindhoven.svg | Use = Municipal flag | Symbol = {{FIAV|normal}} | Proportion = 2:3 | Adoption = {{Start date and age|1927|10|14}} | Design = Two vertical stripes in red and white in the hoist side, and five horizontal strips alternatively in red and white | Designer = Louis Kooken | Image2 = Eindhoven gemeentelijke standaard.svg | Imagetext2 = | Alt2 = | Noborder2 =  | Nickname2 = | Morenicks2 = | Use2 = Municipal standard | Symbol2 = {{FIAV|alternate}} | Proportion2 = | Adoption2 = {{Start date and age|1927|10|14}} | Relinquished2 = | Design2 = Two vertical stripes in red and white in the hoist side, and five horizontal strips alternatively in red and white, with a banner of arms in the canton. | Designer2 = }} The '''flag of [[Eindhoven]]''', the fifth-largest city in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], was adopted at the meeting of the [[municipal executive]] on 14 October 1927 and confirmed by the college on 4 October 1994. The municipal flag has two vertical stripes on the hoist side. In addition, five horizontal stripes in red and white can be seen. These horizontal stripes represent the five former municipalities that made up Eindhoven before 1920. The flag colours come from the corresponding municipal coat of arms and also form the colours of the provincial [[flag of North Brabant]]. The ratio is 2:3. The flag was designed by [[architect]] Louis Kooken.

In the olden days, the municipality used a horizontal bicolour in the colours red and white, making the flag identical to the [[flag of Indonesia]], and the [[flag of Monaco]].

== Municipal standard == A [[Presidential standard|municipal standard]] was also adopted at the same time, and is basically the same as the municipal flag: it consists of red and white stripes. The difference is in the [[Canton (flag)|canton]] at the top left. This shows a red standing lion and three post horns. These images are both taken from the municipal coat of arms. The coat of arms was originally traced to the arms of the lords of [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]] and [[Cranendonck]], specifically the [[House of Hornes]] family, a branch of this noble family. This is where the post horns come from. The lion comes from the coat of arms of the [[Duke of Brabant]] and represented his power. This makes Eindhoven the only municipality in the Netherlands with two official flags: a municipal flag and a municipal standard.{{citation needed|date= July 2024}}

==References== *[https://www.fotw.info/flags/nl-nb-eh.html Eindhoven (The Netherlands)] at [[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060516004435/http://www.eindhoven.nl/web/show/id=418938/contentid=25133 Gemeentewapen en vlag] at Municipal website (Archived)

==Bibliography== *{{cite book|last=Sierksma|first=Klaes|date=1962|title=Nederlands vlaggenboek|publisher=Het Spectrum|isbn=9789031502882|pages=60–61}} *{{cite book|last=van Ham|first=Willem|date=2023|title=Noord-Brabantse wapens en vlaggen|publisher=Walburg Pers|isbn=9789464560381|pages=118–120}}

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