Wijnegem

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Overheidswapens / Armorial de Belgique

WIJNEGEM

Province : Antwerpen
Additions : -

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on Februari 26, 1845 and again on March 12, 1996.

The arms are those of the Roelants family, as used in the late 18^th century. The family acquired the estate of Wijnegem in the late 18^th century and added at the time the canting grapes (wijn=wine) to their ancestral arms (a golden cross in black). In the mid 19^th century the municipality applied for the use of the arms as municipal arms.

Het wapen in de Koffie Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature : Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998.