2.2.1 Province of Antwerpen (1830/NOW)

Antwerp

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(1: Flag)

(2: Old flag)

(2: Arms)

• Description of the flag
• Status of the flag
• Old flag
• Status of the old flag
• Description of the arms
• History of the Province

(1) Chequy argent, azure, or, gules, argent, gules, or, azure and argent.

This flag was adopted by the provincial council on October 18, 1996, and approved by the Flemish Government on January 7, 1997.

(2) Tierced in pale, or, gules and argent.

The flag (2) was adopted on October 26, 1928, but at the adoption of the new flag, this old flag was forgotten.

(3) On the upper right side, a two-headed eagle sable legs gules circle around heads gules on or, on the lower right side a city silver two hands above it silver on gules, on the left side twoheaded eagle sable legs gules circle around heads gules on or, three piles gules on or, at the bottom a pile azure on silver.

In the ancient times, Taxanders lived in the area of the current province. Later on, it was a part of Austrasia, and in the Middle Ages it became known as the Land of Rijen, which developped into the bordercounty Antwerp, dependent of the duchy of Brabant and the Holy Roman Empire. The manor Mechelen (Malines) was owned by the episcopal principality of Liège. In the 16th and 17th century, Antwerp and Mechelen were two of the Seventeen Provinces. Together with those provinces, Antwerp came under Burgundian, Spanish and Austrian ruling, and formed during the French occupation from 1795 until 1815 the department of the Two-Netes.

2.2.1.1 Commune of Aartselaar

2.2.1.2 City of Antwerpen

2.2.1.3 Commune of Arendonk

2.2.1.4 Commune of Baarle-Hertog

2.2.1.5 Commune of Balen

2.2.1.6 Commune of Beerse

2.2.1.7 Commune of Berchem

2.2.1.8 Commune of Berlaar

2.2.1.9 Commune of Boechout

2.2.1.10 Commune of Bonheiden

2.2.1.11 Commune of Boom

2.2.1.12 Commune of Bornem

2.2.1.13 Commune of Borsbeek

2.2.1.14 Commune of Brasschaat

2.2.1.15 Commune of Brecht

2.2.1.16 Commune of Dessel

2.2.1.17 Commune of Duffel

2.2.1.18 Commune of Edegem

2.2.1.19 Commune of Essen

2.2.1.20 Commune of Geel

2.2.1.21 Commune of Grobbendonk

2.2.1.22 Commune of Heist-op-den-Berg

2.2.1.23 Commune of Hemiksem

2.2.1.24 Commune of Herentals

2.2.1.25 Commune of Herenthout

2.2.1.26 Commune of Herselt

2.2.1.27 Commune of Hoogstraten

2.2.1.28 Commune of Hove

2.2.1.29 Commune of Hulshout

2.2.1.30 Commune of Kalmthout

2.2.1.31 Commune of Kapellen

2.2.1.32 Commune of Kasterlee

2.2.1.33 Commune of Kontich

2.2.1.34 Commune of Laakdal

2.2.1.35 City of Lier

2.2.1.36 Commune of Lille

2.2.1.37 Commune of Lint

2.2.1.38 Commune of Malle

2.2.1.39 City of Mechelen

2.2.1.40 Commune of Meerhout

2.2.1.41 Commune of Merksplas

2.2.1.42 Commune of Mol

2.2.1.43 Commune of Mortsel

2.2.1.44 Commune of Niel

2.2.1.45 Commune of Nijlen

2.2.1.46 Commune of Olen

2.2.1.47 Commune of Oud-Turnhout

2.2.1.48 Commune of Putte

2.2.1.49 Commune of Puurs

2.2.1.50 Commune of Ranst

2.2.1.51 Commune of Ravels

2.2.1.52 Commune of Retie

2.2.1.53 Commune of Rijkevorsel

2.2.1.54 Commune of Rumst

2.2.1.55 Commune of Schelle

2.2.1.56 Commune of Schilde

2.2.1.57 Commune of Schoten

2.2.1.58 Commune of Sint-Amands

2.2.1.59 Commune of Sint-Katelijne-Waver

2.2.1.60 Commune of Stabroek

2.2.1.61 City of Turnhout

2.2.1.62 Commune of Vorselaar

2.2.1.63 Commune of Vosselaar

2.2.1.64 Commune of Wijnegem

2.2.1.65 Commune of Willebroek

2.2.1.66 Commune of Wommelgem

2.2.1.67 Commune of Wuustwezel

2.2.1.68 Commune of Zandhoven

2.2.1.69 Commune of Zoersel

2.2.1.70 Commune of Zwijndrecht

Last modification: 1997-08-11