Lovendegem

	LOVENDEGEM Country : Belgium Province : Oost-Vlaanderen Additions: 1977 Vinderhoute Incorporated into: 2019 Lievegem 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":51.09490000000000264890331891365349292755126953125,"lon":3.607299999999999950972551232553087174892425537109375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1924) Gevierendeeld in 1 en 4 van lazuur met een gaanden brakhond van goud met eenen halsband van keel in 2 en 3 van sabel met eenen keper van zilver beladen met drie schelpen van keel, over het alles heen van goud met eenen uitgespreiden arend van sabel. Kroon: het brabantsch baronnenbonnet. Schildhouders: twee leeuwen van goud, genageld en getongd van keel. (1988) Gevierendeeld 1. en 4. in lazuur een gaande brak van goud, gehalsband van keel 2. en 3. in sabel een keper van zilver, beladen met drie schelpen van keel; hartschild: in goud een dubbele adelaar van sabel. Het schild getopt met een baronnenmuts van de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en gehouden door twee leeuwen van goud, geklauwd en getongd van keel.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 25, 1924 and again on March 1, 1988.

The arms are based on the seal of the last 18^th century Lord of Lovendegem, Jean-Gilles Dons. He combined his personal arms with the old arms of the Estate of Loverndegem. The old arms are shown in the second and third quarter, and were first mentioned as arms for the estate in the 16^th century. The meaning or origin of these arms is not known.
The first and fourth quarter show the arms of the Dons family. The eagle was added in the 18^th century, but its meaning is not clear.

Image gallery

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a Roulertas Confiserie label

Literature: Servais, 1955

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