Kortenaken
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Kortenaken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish Region. It lies east of Leuven in the agricultural landscape of the Hageland region.
Flag Description: The flag of the municipality consists of five horizontal stripes ordered blue, yellow, red, yellow, and blue. The relative widths of the stripes are 1:1:2:1:1, with the central red stripe being twice as wide as any of the other stripes.
Symbolism: The colors of the flag are derived from the traditional heraldic colors of the historic former municipalities that were merged in 1977 to form the present municipality of Kortenaken.
Flag Description: The flag of the municipality consists of five horizontal stripes ordered blue, yellow, red, yellow, and blue. The relative widths of the stripes are 1:1:2:1:1, with the central red stripe being twice as wide as any of the other stripes.
Symbolism: The colors of the flag are derived from the traditional heraldic colors of the historic former municipalities that were merged in 1977 to form the present municipality of Kortenaken.
Statistics
Area
49.06 km²
Population
7,916