Helchteren

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HELCHTEREN

Province : Limburg
Incorporated into : 1977 Houthalen-Helchteren

Official blazon

In keel de figuur van de H. Trudo op een grond, in priestergewaad en met een nimbus om het hoofd, houdende een palmtak in de rechterhand en dragende een kapel op de linkerhand, alles van goud.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1970.

The village of Helchteren belonged to the Sint Truiden Abbey from the late 13th until the late 18th century. The seals of the village, known since the 16th century) show the patron saint of the Abbey, Saint Trudo. The arms thus are based on the seal.