Vlierzele

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Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Gemeentewapens / Armorial de Belgique
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VLIERZELE

Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1976 Sint-Lievens-Houtem

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on April 29, 1818.

The arms supposedly show a canting elderberry (vlier) plant. The image, however, does not quite look like an elderberry, which is a tree.

Literature : Servais, 1955