Varsenare

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VARSENARE

Province : West-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1977 Jabbeke

Official blazon

Een zwart veld, met dry zilveren degens, van de regte naer de linke zyde afhangende.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 16, 1842.

The arms are based on the arms used by the Lords of Varsenare as shown in a roll of arms from 1557. Also in the 17^th century these arms were mentioned as those of the Lords of Varsenare, and thus were adopted by the village in 1842.