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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 [[Erps-Kwerps]] | |||
* 1977 [[Everberg]] | |||
* 1977 Meerbeek | |||
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*(1914) In goud, eene geplante groene eikeboom met rooden stam, tegen dewelken rechts een eekhorentje van 't zelfde klimt. | |'''Dutch''' | ||
*(1981) Gevierendeeld 1. in goud een eik van natuurlijke kleur op een grasgrond waartegen rechts een vos van natuurlijke kleur 2. in zilver drie lelies met afgesneden voet van keel 3. in zilver drie staande lelies van keel 4. in goud drie molenijzers van lazuur. Het schild geplaatst voor een hertog Jan II van Brabant, houdend in de rechterhand het bezegeld charter van Kortenberg, het geheel van goud. | | | ||
* (1914) In goud, eene geplante groene eikeboom met rooden stam, tegen dewelken rechts een eekhorentje van 't zelfde klimt. | |||
* (1981) Gevierendeeld 1. in goud een eik van natuurlijke kleur op een grasgrond waartegen rechts een vos van natuurlijke kleur 2. in zilver drie lelies met afgesneden voet van keel 3. in zilver drie staande lelies van keel 4. in goud drie molenijzers van lazuur. Het schild geplaatst voor een hertog Jan II van Brabant, houdend in de rechterhand het bezegeld charter van Kortenberg, het geheel van goud. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on March 16, 1914 and completely revised on February 2, 1981. | The arms were granted on March 16, 1914 and completely revised on February 2, 1981. | ||
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File:kortenbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Kortenberg/Arms (crest) of Kortenberg|The arms from 1914 | |||
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The old arms show a squirrel holding an oak tree. The arms are identical to the arms of the former Kortenberg Abbey, founded in 1104 and around which the village developed. The meaning of the arms, however, is not known. | The old arms show a squirrel holding an oak tree. The arms are identical to the arms of the former Kortenberg Abbey, founded in 1104 and around which the village developed. The meaning of the arms, however, is not known. | ||
The new arms were granted in 1981 and show a quartered shield, where each quarter represents one of the former municipalities. | The new arms were granted in 1981 and show a quartered shield, where each quarter represents one of the former municipalities. | ||
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The first quarter shows the old Kortenberg arms, but the squirrel was replaced by a fox. The fox appeared on the 1612 seal of the abbey and was probably misinterpreted as a squirrel in 1914. The red trunk of the oak tree was also replaced by natural colour. | The first quarter shows the old Kortenberg arms, but the squirrel was replaced by a fox. The fox appeared on the 1612 seal of the abbey and was probably misinterpreted as a squirrel in 1914. The red trunk of the oak tree was also replaced by natural colour. | ||
The second quarter shows the arms of [[Everberg]]. The fourth shows the | The second quarter shows the arms of [[Everberg]]. The fourth shows the arms of [[Erps-Kwerps]]. | ||
The third quarter represents Meerbeek, which had no own arms before. The only known seal of Meerbeek, from 1361, also shows three fleur-de-lys, probably of the same origin as those from Everberg, from the Lords of Rotselaar. | The third quarter represents Meerbeek, which had no own arms before. The only known seal of Meerbeek, from 1361, also shows three fleur-de-lys, probably of the same origin as those from Everberg, from the Lords of Rotselaar. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:kortenbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Kortenberg/Arms (crest) of Kortenberg|The arms from 1914 | |||
| | File:cortenberg.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Kortenberg/Arms (crest) of Kortenberg|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:Kortenberg.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Kortenberg/Arms (crest) of Kortenberg|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
File:Kortenbergc1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Kortenberg/Arms (crest) of Kortenberg|The arms of Edward the Confessor on a local coin from 1982 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 |
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