Was bedeuten die 3 x bei amsterdam

Die Flagge von Amsterdam ist die offizielle Flagge von Amsterdam, der Hauptstadt der Niederlande. Das aktuelle Design der Flagge zeigt drei Andreaskreuze und basiert auf dem Wappenschild im Wappen von Amsterdam.

DerDesignjournalist Roman Mars erklärte es während eines TED-Talks im Jahr 2015 zur "schlechtesten" Stadtflagge der Welt und als Vorbild für andere. Er lobte insbesondere die Einfachheit und die Anziehungskraft der Bevölkerung, die zu seiner weit verbreiteten Verwendung führten.

Inhalt

• 1 Bedeutung
• 2 Geschichte
• 3 Verwendet
• 4 Verweise

Bedeutung

Die Farben der Flagge leiten sich hauptsächlich vom Schild des Amsterdamer Wappens ab.Nach Angaben der Stadtregierung könnte sein Ursprung auf das Wappen der Familie Persijn zurückgehen, die einst ein großes Stück Land in der Hauptstadt besaß. Diese Farben sowie die Kreuze sind in den Flaggen von Ouder-Amstel und Amstelveen zu sehen.

Die populäre Legende, dass die drei Andreaskreuze Feuer, Überschwemmungen und die schwarze Pest abwehren sollten,ist unbegründet, da die Verwendung von drei St. Andrews-Kreuzen durch Adelsfamilien in der Region der Ankunft des Schwarzen Todes in Europa vorausgeht.

In den Wappen zweier anderer niederländischer Städte, Dordrecht und Delft, symbolisiert der Mittelstreifen Wasser.In Bezug auf Amsterdam wird dieser schwarze Streifen zum Fluss Amstel. Dies könnte der Grund sein, warum andere Referenzen besagen, dass die drei Kreuze drei fordbare Orte in der Amstel darstellen.

Geschichte

Die Flagge wurde am 5. Februar 1975 offiziell verabschiedet, obwohl sie bereits vor diesem Datum verwendet wurde, wie zum Beispiel auf dem Cover des Tagesprogramms der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1928 in Amsterdam.Vor seiner offiziellen Annahme gab es auch eine inoffizielle Verwendung einer Flagge mit dem Wappen der Stadt inmitten einer rot-weiß-schwarzen horizontalen Trikolore. Ein solches Design wurde bereits im 17. Jahrhundert verwendet, aber in der Amsterdamer Geschichte wurden auch andere Designs in den Farben Rot, Schwarz und Weiß verwendet.Manchmal wurden die drei Andreaskreuze in die weiße Umlaufbahn der rot-weiß-blauen niederländischen Nationalflagge gesetzt.

Verwendet

AFC Ajax, eine in Amsterdam ansässige Fußballmannschaft, die in der niederländischen Eredivisie spielt, verwendet die Amsterdamer Flagge als Kapitänsbinde.

Verweise

Amsterdam’s Coat of Arms: An Enigma

The coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam is quite a mystery. Not much is known about its origin or its exact meaning.

In particular, there has been much speculation about the symbolism of the escutcheon — the heraldic shield with the three crosses. But here is what we do know:

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What Does XXX in Amsterdam’s City Shield Mean?

The centrepiece of Amsterdam’s coat of arms is three white X’s on a black band running down the centre of a red shield.

You can rule out one commonly suggested explanation from the start. Forget the outdated, dusty image of Amsterdam as a city that’s into triple-X entertainment.

St. Andrew’s Crosses

The X’s are actually St. Andrew’s Crosses. They are named after the apostle Andrew who was martyred on an X-shaped cross in the 1st century AD.

The shield is the official symbol of the City of Amsterdam.

In the full coat of arms the shield appears underneath the Imperial Crown of Austria (more about that in a moment).

Amsterdam’s Official Moto: Heroic, Resolute, Merciful

Two golden lions flank the shield. The official motto of Amsterdam is on a scroll below it: Heldhaftig (Heroic), Vastberaden(Resolute), Barmhartig(Merciful). Alternative translation: Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate.

Jokers have at times updated the phrase to, ‘Defiant, Stubborn, and Extremely Tolerant.’

The red shield with its black banner and white crosses is seen, in one form or another, throughout Amsterdam. But the full version of the Coat of Arms is far less common.

Amsterdam Coat of Arms: Meaning Unknown

Many people believe that the St. Andrew’s crosses refer to the three dangers Amsterdam faced in the Middle Ages: fire, floods, and the Black Death. However, there is no historical evidence for this interpretation.

Another possible explanation comes from people with a vivid imagination, who assume that the three X’s refer to the city’s liberal reputation. But that’s not the case either.

Finally, the three crosses do not represent the words of the official motto either, as that has only been in use since 1947. The motto was added in that year by the then Queen Wilhelmina to commemorate the behavior of Amsterdam’s citizens during World War II.1 2

Why is the Imperial Crown of Austria part of Amsterdam’s Coat of Arms?

According to an article once posted on the official website of the municipality of Amsterdam, “The heraldic origins of the coat of arms of Amsterdam are unknown.

The black banner in the centre could represent the water of the rivers Amstel and IJ at which the city is located. This is the case in the case of several other Dutch cities, such as Delft and Dordrecht.

In 1489 the small merchant city obtained the right to add to its coat of arms the crown of the monarch, Maximilian I, archduke of Austria, German King, and Holy Roman emperor.

For the merchants of Amsterdam the crown was a weighty recommendation in other elements of the Kingdom, right down the the 17th century.

By that time Amsterdam had long been a powerful trading city in a by now Protestant country which, in 1648, was formally to leave the Holy Empire of the Germany Nation on the Peace of Münster.

The crown adorning the emblem and the tower of the Westerkerk church is in fact the crown of emperor Rudolf II. The two lions were added as shield bearers in the 16th century.

In recognition of the conduct of the people of Amsterdam during the Germany occupation of 1940-1945, Queen Wilhelmina granted the city the right on 27 March 1947 to add to the coat of arms the motto, ‘Valiant, Resolute, Compassionate.’”

But that information still does not explain why the crown was given. Wikipedia to the rescue:

The Oldest Known Version of Amsterdam’s XXX Emblem

The heraldic shield with the Andreas crosses has been in use for a long time.

During construction work for the Noord/Zuidlijn (North/South metro line) workers found a pair of old cloth sealing pliers 3 bearing the three crosses. Archaeologists have dated the tool to 1350 — making it the oldest instance of the emblem. 4

In documents the coat of arms appears from the year 1419.

Seen in Rembrandt’s painting of the Night Watch

Amsterdam City Flag: “The most badass city flag in the world”

Now, bear with us for a moment.

The study of flags is called vexillology. An expert on flags is therefore called a vexillologist. Yes, a vex-il-lol-o-gist.

Podcast host Roman Mars loves flags. In 2015 he gave a hugely popular TED Talk on city flag design: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you’ve never noticed.

Mars shows many examples of poorly (or even terribly) designed flags representing American cities:

Then, while displaying Amsterdam’s coat of arms, he says:

The European equivalent of the city seal in the city coat of arms [Shows the Amsterdam Coat of Arms – see below this quote]. And this is where we can learn a lesson on how to do things right. So this is the city coat of arms of Amsterdam.

Now if this were a United States city, the flag would probably look like this [Shows the same coat of arms, but now on a blue background].But instead, the flag of Amsterdam looks like this [Shows the flag of Amsterdam]

Rather than popping the whole code arms of Amsterdam on a solid background and writing ‘Amsterdam’ below it, it takes the key elements of the escutcheon — the shield — and they turn it into the most badass city flag in the world.

And because it’s so badass, those flags and crosses are found throughout Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Emblem: Flags, umbrellas, hats, underwear, tattoos, and more

Amsterdam’s XXX shield shows up on just about anything and everything: flags, buildings, hats, cups, underwear, napkins, and so on. You can have it tattooed on your body, buy it as jewelry, or eat it as chocolate.

Once you start looking for it, you see the shield everywhere you look. It comes in many shapes and forms. How many can you photograph in a day? A unique collage of your photos would look great on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Chances are you’ll buy at least one souvenir with the emblem imprinted on it.

‘Stadswapen van Amsterdam’

Studying Dutch?

Coat of arms = Wapen
City coat of arms = Stadswapen
Escutcheon = Wapenschild
Saint Andrew’s crosses = Andreaskruisen

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Amsterdam Coat of Arms and City Flag is written and maintained by the DutchAmsterdam team — Amsterdam locals.

It was last updated on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 to include a photograph that shows Rembrandt included the Amsterdam emblem in his famous Night Watch painting.

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