# Flag of Rotterdam

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Flag of the city of Rotterdam

Rotterdam Use Municipal flag Proportion 2:3 Adopted February 10, 1949; 77 years ago (1949-02-10) Design A white stripe in the green field Flag with coat of arms Proportion 2:3 Design A white stripe in the green field with the coat of arms of Rotterdam in the centre

The **flag of [Rotterdam](/source/Rotterdam)**, the second-largest city in [the Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), was adopted 10 February 1949. It is a horizontal [triband](/source/Triband_(flag)) of green-white-green. This colour combination is also found in the [coat of arms of Rotterdam](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Middle_Ages), but the employment of the flag of Rotterdam has varied greatly. The green refers to the [Court of Wena](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hof_van_Wena) and the white symbolises the [Rotte river](/source/Rotte_(river)).[1][2]

## Historical flags

The colours green and white have been the colours of Rotterdam since the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages), but the number of stripes on Rotterdam flags varied greatly. The green refers to the [Court of Wena](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Court_of_Wena&action=edit&redlink=1) and the white symbolises the [Rotte](/source/Rotte_(river)). Ships with Rotterdam as their home port flew the Rotterdam flag in one or two masts at sea.

		- Flag of Rotterdam, as it was drawn on a flag chart in 1783

		- Reconstruction from a flag chart in 1783

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Waar komen de kleuren van Rotterdam vandaan en waarom is onze spreuk Sterker Door Strijd?"](https://www.dehavenloods.nl/nieuws/algemeen/32787/waar-komen-de-kleuren-van-rotterdam-vandaan-en-waarom-is-onze-spreuk-sterker-door-strijd-). *www.dehavenloods.nl* (in Dutch). 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Vocke, Wouter (2020-05-15). ["Waarom zijn de kleuren van Rotterdam groen-wit-groen?"](https://indebuurt.nl/rotterdam/genieten-van/mysteries/waarom-is-rotterdam-groen-wit-groen~50046/). *indebuurt Rotterdam* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-20.

## External links

- [Flags of the World](http://flagspot.net/flags/nl-rotdm.html)

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