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'''HALEN''' | '''HALEN''' | ||
Province : [[Limburg (België)|Limburg]]<br/> | Province : [[Limburg (België)|Limburg]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1964 [[Loksbergen]]; 1977 [[Zelem]] | Additions: 1964 [[Loksbergen]]; 1977 [[Zelem]] | ||
[[File:halen2.jpg|center]] | [[File:halen2.jpg|center|Wapen van Halen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*(1869) D'argent à deux lions de sable affrontés. | *(1869) D'argent à deux lions de sable affrontés. | ||
*(1989) Gedeeld : I in zilver een halve adelaar van sabel 2. in goud twee dwarsbalken van sabel en een blokzoom van zilver en van keel. | *(1989) Gedeeld : I in zilver een halve adelaar van sabel 2. in goud twee dwarsbalken van sabel en een blokzoom van zilver en van keel. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were first granted on March 18, 1869 and the new arms on June 6, 1989. | The arms were first granted on March 18, 1869 and the new arms on June 6, 1989. | ||
The original arms of Halen showed a double-headed eagle, as can be seen on the seals of the city from the 13th century until the early 17th century. Halen received city rights in 1209 by Duke Henry I. The origin of the double eagle may have been the Abbey of [[Sint Truiden]], as the village was a possession of the Abbey until around 1200. The double-headed eagle also appeared on the local coins struck by Duke Henry III in the 13th century. | The original arms of Halen showed a double-headed eagle, as can be seen on the seals of the city from the 13th century until the early 17th century. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:halenbz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from 1355 | |||
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Halen received city rights in 1209 by Duke Henry I. The origin of the double eagle may have been the Abbey of [[Sint-Truiden]], as the village was a possession of the Abbey until around 1200. The double-headed eagle also appeared on the local coins struck by Duke Henry III in the 13th century. | |||
[[File:be-c-haelen.jpg|center]] | [[File:be-c-haelen.jpg|center]] | ||
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The new arms show the eagle from the oldest seal of Halen, combined with the main part of the arms of Zelem. | The new arms show the eagle from the oldest seal of Halen, combined with the main part of the arms of Zelem. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:Halen1558.jpg|alt=Wapen van Halen/Arms (crest) of Halen|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | ||
File:Halenvr.jpg|alt=Wapen van Halen/Arms (crest) of Halen|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |||
File:Halen17.jpg|alt=Wapen van Halen/Arms (crest) of Halen|The arms in a 17th century [https://bm-lille.fr/patrimoine/digital-viewer/c-16435 manuscript] | |||
File:Halen1650.jpg|alt=Wapen van Halen/Arms (crest) of Halen|The arms in 1650 | |||
File:haelen.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Halen/Arms (crest) of HalenThe arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:halen.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Halen/Arms (crest) of HalenThe arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Servais, 1955; Viaene-Awouters and Warlop, 2002; image of coins from A. de Witte, Histoire monetaire des Comtes de Louvain, Ducs de Brabant et Marquis du Saint Empire Romain, 1894. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955; Viaene-Awouters and Warlop, 2002; image of coins from A. de Witte, Histoire monetaire des Comtes de Louvain, Ducs de Brabant et Marquis du Saint Empire Romain, 1894. | ||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms H]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms H]] | ||