Bornem Flag Belgium River Scheldt Porcelain Thimble

Bornem in the Scheldt country

Bornem lies in the province of Antwerp, in the green area where the Scheldt winds through polders and meadows. It is a municipality with village cores, historic farmhouses and a rich club life. Residents speak proudly of their place by the river. That pride is now captured on this fine porcelain thimble, with the municipal flag as its centrepiece.

Rivers connect collectors

Flag collectors often choose themes reaching beyond provincial borders: for example every municipality along one single river, from source to mouth. Such a river collection tells about municipalities as well as landscape and history. This series of Belgian municipal flags on porcelain makes such thematic routes possible in miniature format.

A token that lasts

At birthdays of locals, farewells within clubs or as a surprise for family elsewhere, this gift always works. It is small enough to send by post and meaningful enough to be kept long. Anyone who knows the area from cycling routes along the dike will also find here a memory that fits.

Combining and keeping

Place Bornem next to other Scheldt municipalities for a complete river corner. Keep the porcelain dry, dust-free and out of direct sunlight so colours stay true. That way this small symbol of the Scheldt country keeps watching from its fixed spot for years, just as calm and steadfast as the river itself.

Cycling and walking along the dike belongs to daily life here, with views across the meadows far into the polder. Whoever follows the river through a season watches its character change and comes to understand why residents feel so bound to their municipality.