Mechelen aan de Maas

	MECHELEN AAN DE MAAS Country : Belgium Province : Limburg Incorporated into: 1977 Maasmechelen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51,"lon":5.746900000000000119371179607696831226348876953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	Twee bisschoppen met het kruis en den mijter, geplaatst in twee nissen naast elkander.
English	blazon wanted

The municipality never had arms, but was granted the above seal on April 19, 1907.

The seal is based on the historical parish seal and shows two bishops (Monulphus and Gondulphus ?).

Literature: Vianae-Awouters and Warlop, 2002.

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