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<br>'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Country''': Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''' : <br>[[Antwerpen (provincie)|Antwerpen]][[File:antwerp3.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''': <br>[[Antwerpen (provincie)|Antwerpen]][[File:antwerp3.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
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* 1976 [[Zwijndrecht (Antwerpen)|Zwijndrecht]]
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on February 16, 1847.
The arms were granted on April 29, 1818 and again on February 16, 1847.
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File:burght1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Burcht/Arms (crest) of Burcht|The arms from 1818
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The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, in an unusual composition, as the saint is normally shown as a knight cutting his cloak for a beggar.  
The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, in an unusual composition, as the saint is normally shown as a knight cutting his cloak for a beggar.  


The original arms, granted by the Dutch government on April 29, 1818, showed a shield of red, which was changed in 1847.
The original arms showed a shield of red, which was changed in 1847.


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File:burght.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Burcht/Arms (crest) of Burcht|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
File:burght.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Burcht/Arms (crest) of Burcht|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
File:Burchts.jpg|alt=Wapen van Burcht/Arms (crest) of Burcht|Municipal stamp (1970s)
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[Literature]] : Servais, 1955
[Literature]]: Servais, 1955


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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms B]]
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Latest revision as of 06:42, 29 August 2024

Wapen van Burcht/Arms (crest) of Burcht
BURCHT

Country: Belgium
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Province:
Antwerpen
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Incorporated into:


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Official blazon
Dutch * (1818) Van keel, beladen met het beeld van St Martin van goud.
French * (1847) D'azur à un St Martin, évêque, d'or.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 29, 1818 and again on February 16, 1847.

The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, in an unusual composition, as the saint is normally shown as a knight cutting his cloak for a beggar.

The original arms showed a shield of red, which was changed in 1847.

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[Literature]]: Servais, 1955


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