Namur
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The flag of Namur province features a golden lion rampant with red claws and tongue on a black field, charged with a red bend (diagonal stripe). This design comes from the arms of the medieval County of Namur. The bend across the lion distinguishes Namur's heraldry from that of Brabant, which uses a similar gold-on-black lion without the bend. Namur sits at the strategic confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers and serves as the capital of the Walloon Region.
Namur's Citadel, perched high above the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse, was called 'the termite mound of Europe' by Napoleon due to its complex system of underground passages.
Adopted: 1996
