- Flag of Drenthe
The
flag ofDrenthe was adopted onfebruary 19 1947 .The colours of the flag (red and white) are the traditional Saxon colours and also those of the
Archbishop of Utrecht by whom Drenthe was governed in the past.The six stars represent the six ancient regions (dingspil) and the castle is a reference to the city
Coevorden from where the province has been governed for a long time.
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