Flag of Rotterdam

{{Short description|Flag of the city of Rotterdam}} {{Infobox flag | Name = Rotterdam | Article = | Image = Flag of Rotterdam.svg | Imagetext = | Use = Municipal flag | Proportion = 2:3 | Adoption = {{Start date and age|1949|02|10}} | Design = A white stripe in the green field | Designer = | Image2 = Flag of Rotterdam (with coat of arms)(variant wo 3d feature).svg | Imagetext2 = Flag with coat of arms | Proportion2 = 2:3 | Adoption2 = | Design2 = A white stripe in the green field with the [[coat of arms of Rotterdam]] in the centre }} The '''flag of [[Rotterdam]]''', the second-largest city in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], was adopted 10 February 1949. It is a horizontal [[Triband (flag)|triband]] of green-white-green. This colour combination is also found in the [[coat of arms of Rotterdam]]. In addition to the official one, a variant of the same three equal-sized stripes is also widely used, but with the image of the [[coat of arms of Rotterdam]] on the flag. The ratio is 2:3.

The green and white colours have been used to represent the city since the [[Middle Ages]], but the employment of the flag of Rotterdam has varied greatly. The green refers to the [[:nl:Hof_van_Wena|Court of Wena]] and the white symbolises the [[Rotte (river)|Rotte river]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-20 |title=Waar komen de kleuren van Rotterdam vandaan en waarom is onze spreuk Sterker Door Strijd? |url=https://www.dehavenloods.nl/nieuws/algemeen/32787/waar-komen-de-kleuren-van-rotterdam-vandaan-en-waarom-is-onze-spreuk-sterker-door-strijd- |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.dehavenloods.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vocke |first=Wouter |date=2020-05-15 |title=Waarom zijn de kleuren van Rotterdam groen-wit-groen? |url=https://indebuurt.nl/rotterdam/genieten-van/mysteries/waarom-is-rotterdam-groen-wit-groen~50046/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=indebuurt Rotterdam |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

== Historical flags == The colours green and white have been the colours of Rotterdam since the [[Middle Ages]], but the number of stripes on Rotterdam flags varied greatly. The green refers to the [[Court of Wena]] and the white symbolises the [[Rotte (river)|Rotte]]. Ships with Rotterdam as their home port flew the Rotterdam flag in one or two masts at sea.

<gallery> Rotterdam flag - Bowles's naval flags of the world, 1783.jpg|{{centre|Flag of Rotterdam, as it was drawn on a flag chart in 1783}} Rotterdam vlag oud.svg|{{centre|Reconstruction from a flag chart in 1783}} </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://flagspot.net/flags/nl-rotdm.html Flags of the World]

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