![Flag of Limburg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Flag_of_Limburg_%28Netherlands%29.svg)
The flag of
Dutch Limburg
Limburg (, ) is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west. Its long eastern boundary forms the international border with the state of North Rhine-Westph ...
is a flag with the height:width ratio of 2:3. It consists of 3 rows of colors in a size ratio of 2:1:2. The colors used are (from top to bottom) white, blue and gold (yellow).
![Limburgse vlagwkped07](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Limburgse_vlagwkped07.jpg)
In the flag there is a symbol of the red Limburgian lion with a double tail, facing the flagpole. The smaller blue middle row is symbolizing the river
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...
.
This flag is not used in
Belgian Limburg
Limburg ( nl, Limburg, ; li, Limburg or ''Wes-Limburg'' ; french: Limbourg, ) is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and c ...
, which has its own, different, flag.
Flags of the Netherlands
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Flags displaying animals
Flags introduced in 1953
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