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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Vlaams-Brabant]][[File:Vlaamsbrabant.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1977 [[Zemst]] | |||
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Van zilver met dwarsbalk van keel getralied van goud, het schild gehouden door twee sirenen in natuurlijke kleur, die van rechts zich kammend en die van links zich spiegelend, het geheel geplaatst op een zee in natuurlijke kleur. | |'''Dutch''' | ||
| Van zilver met dwarsbalk van keel getralied van goud, het schild gehouden door twee sirenen in natuurlijke kleur, die van rechts zich kammend en die van links zich spiegelend, het geheel geplaatst op een zee in natuurlijke kleur. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on December 8, 1952. | The arms were granted on December 8, 1952. | ||
The arms are derived from the arms of the Van Hofstade family, an important local family in the 12-15<sup>th</sup> century. Willem van Hofstade, for example, was mayor of Mechelen in the early 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are derived from his arms, which showed a similar shield. As a crest he used two sirens. In the arms of the council the sirens were changed into supporters and the whole was placed on a sea, symbolising the local lake. | The arms are derived from the arms of the Van Hofstade family, an important local family in the 12-15<sup>th</sup> century. Willem van Hofstade, for example, was mayor of Mechelen in the early 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are derived from his arms, which showed a similar shield. As a crest he used two sirens. In the arms of the council the sirens were changed into supporters and the whole was placed on a sea, symbolising the local lake. | ||
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File:hofstadez1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Willem van Hofstade/Arms (crest) of Willem van Hofstade|The seal of Willem van Hofstade | |||
File:hofstade1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Hofstade/Arms (crest) of Hofstade|The arms on the application for the grant | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955; seal obtained from the Zemst municipality (http://www.zemst.be) | |||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms H]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms H]] | ||
[[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]] | [[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1952]] | [[Category:Granted 1952]] |
Latest revision as of 04:02, 7 September 2024
Country : Belgium Province : Vlaams-Brabant Incorporated into:
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Dutch | Van zilver met dwarsbalk van keel getralied van goud, het schild gehouden door twee sirenen in natuurlijke kleur, die van rechts zich kammend en die van links zich spiegelend, het geheel geplaatst op een zee in natuurlijke kleur. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 8, 1952.
The arms are derived from the arms of the Van Hofstade family, an important local family in the 12-15th century. Willem van Hofstade, for example, was mayor of Mechelen in the early 15th century. The arms are derived from his arms, which showed a similar shield. As a crest he used two sirens. In the arms of the council the sirens were changed into supporters and the whole was placed on a sea, symbolising the local lake.
Image gallery
Literature: Servais, 1955; seal obtained from the Zemst municipality (http://www.zemst.be)
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