Herongen
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Herongen is a district of the town of Straelen in the district of Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located right next to the Dutch border.
Flag Description: The flag is red with a ratio of 3:5. In the center of the sheet is a white winged dragon coiled into a ring, biting its own tail, with black details and scales. Inside the ring formed by the dragon is a yellow clover cross (Cross of Saint Amand).
Symbolism: The dragon biting its own tail and the clover cross refer to the local parish of St. Amand in Herongen and the legend of Saint Amand defeating a dragon.
Flag Description: The flag is red with a ratio of 3:5. In the center of the sheet is a white winged dragon coiled into a ring, biting its own tail, with black details and scales. Inside the ring formed by the dragon is a yellow clover cross (Cross of Saint Amand).
Symbolism: The dragon biting its own tail and the clover cross refer to the local parish of St. Amand in Herongen and the legend of Saint Amand defeating a dragon.
Statistics
Area
16.50 km²
Population
2,800