Oostkerke (Damme)

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Official blazon
French	De gueules, à trois croissants d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 25, 1845.

The arms are derived from the arms of the Lords of Oostkerke. The arms are first mentioned in the Gelre roll of arms from the late 14^th century. They also appear as arms for the town on the 16^th century map of the Vrije van Brugge area, see below.

The same arms are used by the nearby village of Hoeke, but the relation with the Lords of Oostkerke is not clear.

The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge)
The arms in 1619
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms in the village (2017)

Monnikerede

The city of Monnikerede developed as a small harbour city on the Zwin in the 13th century. Due to silting, the harbour disappeared and the town was merged with Hoeke and Damme to one unit in 1594 (see Damme). The city was situated in the later municipality of Oostkerke, but no remains are visible.