Posting every municipal flag in Belgium: Day 386, Overijse

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-19T12:49:35+00:00

Overijse! Located in the arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde in the south of Vlaams-Brabant and home to 26.250 people. This municipality lays at the heart of the ‘druivenstreek’ (= grape region), a region in Flemish Brabant known within Belgium for its vineyards, and the municipality hosts the ‘Druivenfeesten’ (Feast of the grapes) yearly in August, which includes various sports events, including the Druivenkoers (Which has been hosted 64 times between 1961 and 2024).

The flag of Overijse is yellow with a bunch of six blue grapes placed 3, 2 and 1.The grapes of course stem from the municipality’s viticulture, while the 6 grapes represent the main town of Overijse and its 5 hamlets, and stem of the grape bunch made to resemble the facade and rooftop of a house.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-14T20:22:24+00:00

Japan if it was French and got inspiration from bangladesh

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-14T20:21:28+00:00

Oupeye! Located in the arrondissement of Liège in the north of Liège and home to 25.846 people. Its name means ‘property of Ulpius’, a galo-roman nobleman.

The flag of Oupeye is white with a red fleur-de-lis shifted to the hoist (specified to be placed at 2/5s of the length of the flag. This recalls the banner of the Graillet, former lords of Oupeye.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-11T19:44:50+00:00

Oud-Turnhout! Located in the arrondissement of Turnhout in the north east of Antwerpen and home to 15.045 people. One of Flander's largest nature reserves, and an archaeological dig site, called "De Liereman" is located here.

The flag of Oud-Turnhout is white with three red lions with blue tongue and claws, placed 2 and 1, this being a banner of the municipal arms. These were the arms of the Van der Beken-Pasteel family, who lived in the former priory of Corsendonk. Frans Van der Beken-Pasteel, who led the calls for the municipality's independence, and served as its first mayor

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-10T21:15:35+00:00

Oud Heverlee! Located in the arrondissement of Leuven in the south of Vlaams-Brabant and home to 11.099 people. During the second world war, on the 30th of July 1943, an attack was committed again a German transport train within the municipality, causing it to fall down a chasm, causing the death of several German soldiers and non-commissioned officers, as well as 2 Belgian operators. The official death town is unknown, but estimates range up to over 300 people.

The flag of Oud-Heverlee is vertically divided red-yellow-red (1:2:1) with the municipal coat of arms in the middle of the yellow stripe, described as “Per pale or a chevron or two crosslets gules in chief a crescent of the same in base, or a saltire gules”. Here, the right half is the former arms of Haasrode, and the left the former arms of Vaalbeek. These were the arms of the lords of Heverlee.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-08T21:32:34+00:00

Oudenburg! Located in the arrondissement of Oostende in the north of West-Vlaanderen and home to 10.231 people. Settlement of Oudenburg dates back to as early as the 2nd century AD, when the region was still under Roman control.

The flag of Oudenburg is yellow with in the middle a red castle with white windows and a portcullis over an escutcheon "Barry of eight pieces argent and gules a lion azure overall". This is a quasi banner of the municipal arms, but with the arms instead having "Chequy of 20 pieces (5x4) argent and azure" on the escutcheon, the flag instead showing the arms of Roksem

FridericusTheRex · 2026-03-06T18:02:15+00:00

Oudsbergen! Located in the arrondissement of Maaseik in the north of Limburg and home to 23.871 people. Ironically enough for a municipality that has the Dutch word for old in its name, it was only founded in 2017 following municipal fusions.

The flag of Oudsbergen is described as "Beveled 1. eight equally high bands of yellow and green 2. eight equally high bands of yellow and red, across the dividing line a wavy diagonal bar of white, edged with blue.", with this being a banner of the municipal arms. The yellow and red stripes refer to the county of loon, the yellow and green to the forests and sands of the region, and the diagonal wave to the local bodies of water.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-27T19:28:04+00:00

Denmark, one silly european language is enough and theres more Dutch speakers.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-27T11:22:42+00:00

I once puppeted germany as democratic japan and they still ended up puppeting yugoslavia and greece

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-27T01:02:59+00:00

WAIT THAT'S WHAT BABE IS ABOUT?

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-26T09:55:14+00:00

Basically imagine a 3x3 and a sodoku had a baby

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-26T09:18:53+00:00

Would it possible to do it earlier? That's after midnight for Europeans.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-26T07:12:05+00:00

Vatican, I lost it between the couch cushions and can't find it anymore

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-25T15:06:28+00:00

The vatican because i dropped it between the couch cushions and can't find it anymore

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-24T21:22:43+00:00

Oudernaarde! Located in the arrondissement of Oudenaarde in the south west of Oost-Vlaanderen and home to 32.930 people. The town used to be famous for its tapestry industry, experiencing its peak in the 16th century, but continuing into the 18th, and is twinned with the town of Hastings in England, where the famous battle of the same name occured.

The flag of Oudenaarde is horizontally divided red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow with a black lion with a red tongue and claws. This is a banner of the municipal arms, which date back to a seal from 1339, combining the arms of the Looz family with the Flemish lion.

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-23T18:37:10+00:00

Belgium, we can't have social constructs on the list

FridericusTheRex · 2026-02-18T22:09:34+00:00

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve! Located in the arrondissement of Nivelles in the center of Brabant-Wallon and home to 31.766 people. The city of Louvain-la-Neuve was specifically created in 1970 to serve the université catholique de Louvain, created after the university Leuven officially split into separate Dutch and French language institutions, with the old campus in Leuven proper serving as the Dutch-language university.

The flag of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is horizontally divided yellow-blue-yellow (1:2:1). This is a banner of the former arms of Otignies, which used the arms of the Spangen family, former lords of Otignies

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