Amersfoort is the second largest city in the Dutch province of Utrecht with an population of around 156 thousand. Due to its central location, it is one of the busiest railway junctions in the Netherlands. Also its an important garrison town of the Dutch military. Important institutions are located in this city and that also has to do with its location. The city center has an old medieval character with many monuments and canals. One of those old structures is the Koppelpoort which functions as an land and water-gate. Still its can be closed with an medieval system, at least 12 wheel-turners are needed for this task. Talking about that central location of Amersfoort the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwentoren with an elevation of 98.33 metres (322 ft 7 in) and can not be missed, also the tower has an nickname namely "Lange Jan" or in English "Long John". The missing adjacent church building was blown up in 1787 when they used it as an storage for gunpowder. Nevertheless the tower was considered the central point of the Netherlands for an long time. So lets take an look at the flag.
There is lot of red and white stripes on the flag that comes from the small Saint George's Cross. Its also the patron saint of the city and other entities like England, the nation of Georgia, London, Genoa, Milan and many others. But its also the patron saint of soldiers, farmers, miners, hospitals, scouting, tourists and cattle. Saint George can invoke for the weather and against danger of war, temptations, fever and the plague. If I treat more cities and places with Saint George's Cross, then this will largely be the explanation. This flag is an good original variant of an many used cross.
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