Gullegem

	GULLEGEM Country: Belgium Province: West-Vlaanderen Incorporated into: 1977 Wevelgem Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.84129999999999682813722756691277027130126953125,"lon":3.205600000000000004973799150320701301097869873046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	Gevierendeeld, 1 en 4 van zilver met drie klissen van sinopel (wat is Clichthove) 2 en 3 van zilver met drie molenijzers van keel (wat is Hocquingem), over alles heen van goud met een aanzienden hertekop van keel (wat is Cerf).
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 19, 1934.

The first and fourth quarter of the arms show the arms of the Clichthove family, Lords of Gullegem in the 18^th century. The second and third quarter show the arms of the Hocquingen family, an important local family. The escutcheon shows the canting arms of the Cerf family (in French, cerf=deer), an important local family in the 16th century.

Image gallery

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature: Servais, 1955

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