Bornem

The arms from 1940 The arms from 1981	Country : Belgium Province : Antwerpen Additions : 1977 Hingene 1977 Mariekerke 1977 Weert 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":51.0938000000000016598278307355940341949462890625,"lon":4.23360000000000002984279490192420780658721923828125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1940) In goud een faas van keel met een toren van lazuur over alles heen; het schild getopt met een kroon van vijf fleurons. (1981) Gevierendeeld 1. in zilver een dwarsbalk van keel, met een toren van lazuur over alles heen 2. in lazuur een vis van zilver, paalsgewijze geplaatst en vergezeld van twee lelies van goud 3. in lazuur een leeuw gedwarsbalkt van zeven stukken van zilver en van keel, geklauwd, getongd en gekroond van goud 4. in keel een schildhoofd van zilver, beladen met drie mereltjes van keel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 21, 1981.

The new arms combine the arms or symbols of the four municipalities that now form the new city of Bornem. The first quarter shows the old arms of Bornem. To match the colours of the fourth quarter (the arms of Hingene) the field was made silver instead of gold. The second quarter shows the arms of Mariekerke (which were not officially granted) and the fourth a lion for Weert.

The arms of Bornem already appear on 17^th century images and on the local seal dating from the early 18^th century. The meaning of the red bar is not clear. It has been mentioned that the town used a banner in the same colours in medieval times. It has also been named as the arms of the Counts of Bethune. The castle symbolises the local castle, which was already built by the Romans.