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'''WEZEMBEEK-OPPEM'''

Province : [[Vlaams-Brabant]]<br/>

[[File:wezembee.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}]]

===Official blazon=== 
*(1920) In zwart, een zilveren ankerkruis.
*(1994) In sabel een ankerkruis van zilver.

====Origin/meaning====
The arms were granted on March 22, 1920 and again on February 9, 1994.

The arms are identical to the arms of the Knights of Burbure, who acquired the village of Wezembeek in 1692 and owned the estate until the late 19<sup>th</sup> century.

{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:wesembeekoppem.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 
|align="center"|[[File:wezembeek.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]]  <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) 
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|Literature]] : Servais, 1955

[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms W]]
[[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]]
[[Category:Granted 1920]]
[[Category:Granted 1994]]