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Province : [[Western Cape]]<br/> | Province : [[Western Cape]]<br/> | ||
District Municipality : [[West Coast]]<br> | |||
Municipality : Cederberg | Municipality : Cederberg | ||
==Municipality== | |||
[[File:Clanwilliam.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Clanwilliam.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on February 13, 1964. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on October 22, 1976. | |||
In these arms the wavy fess represents the Olifants River, which lies near the town. When the first explorers (dispatched by the Dutch East India Company but led by a Dane name Olof Bergh) arrived in the Olifants valley, it was inhabited by herds of elephant, long since shot out by hunters. | |||
The crest represents the orange orchards that are a feature of the river valley from Citrusdal (south of Clanwilliam) to Bulshoek (to the north). It could also be a reference to the House of Orange, which used an orange tree as a family symbol. | |||
==Divisional council=== | |||
[[File:?.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The arms were officially granted on October 22, 1976. | The arms were officially granted on October 22, 1976. | ||
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[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Western Cape]] | [[Category:Western Cape]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1964]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1976]] | [[Category:Granted 1976]] |
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