Flag of Scheveningen, the Glossary
The flag of Scheveningen is in azure with three right swimming herrings of silver, each herring with a three-leaved yellow crown, floating above the head.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Bunting (decoration), Coat of arms, Dutch language, Fishing vessel, Herring, Latvian Naval Forces, Minehunter, Municipal council (Netherlands), Royal Netherlands Navy, Scheveningen, Soused herring, Stork, The Hague.
- Culture in The Hague
- Flags introduced in 1984
- Flags of municipalities of the Netherlands
Abraham Jacob van der Aa
Abraham Jacob van der Aa (7 December 1792 – 21 March 1857) was a Dutch writer best known for his dictionaries, one of notable people and the other of notable places in the Netherlands.
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Bunting (decoration)
A bunting is any festive decorations made of fabric, or of plastic, paper or cardboard in imitation of fabric.
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Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).
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Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
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Fishing vessel
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps/prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river.
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Herring
Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae.
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Latvian Naval Forces
Latvian Naval Forces (Latvijas Jūras spēki) is the naval warfare branch of the National Armed Forces.
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Minehunter
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines.
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Municipal council (Netherlands)
In the Netherlands, the municipal council (gemeenteraad) is the elected assembly of a municipality.
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Royal Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces.
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Scheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (wijk) of that city.
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Soused herring
Soused herring is raw herring soaked in a mild preserving liquid.
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Stork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills.
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The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.
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See also
Culture in The Hague
- Coat of arms of The Hague
- Crossing Border Festival
- Flag of Scheveningen
- Flag of The Hague
- Het Nationale Theater
- John Blankenstein Award
- Scheveningen dialect
- The Hague dialect
- TodaysArt
- Zebra clock
Flags introduced in 1984
- Flag and coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
- Flag of Burkina Faso
- Flag of Curaçao
- Flag of French Polynesia
- Flag of Galicia
- Flag of Northern Cyprus
- Flag of Saint Helena
- Flag of San Jose, California
- Flag of Scheveningen
Flags of municipalities of the Netherlands
- Flag of Amsterdam
- Flag of Eindhoven
- Flag of Groningen
- Flag of Maastricht
- Flag of Rotterdam
- Flag of Scheveningen
- Flag of The Hague
- Flag of Utrecht
- Flag of Weert
- List of former municipal flags of the Netherlands
- List of municipal flags of the Netherlands