Flag of Menen

The Flag of Menen, a city in the Belgian province of West-Flanders, resembles the rich cultural and heraldic history of the municipality.

Symbolism

The flag consists of Two equally long stripes of red and white, with three yellow five-pointed stars in the top of the trousers, placed 2 and 1, the colors refer to the historic arms of the city, during the Middle Ages. And the 3 yellow stars refer to the 3 sub-municipalities of Menen

The flag was officially adopted by the municipal council on April 25 1980, then confirmed by the Royal order on October 1 of the same year.
In 1977, Menen merged with the sub-municipalities of Lauwe and Rekkem. The official municipal flag was only established by the municipal council 3 years after the merge.