Heverlee

	HEVERLEE Country : Belgium Province : Vlaams-Brabant Incorporated into: 1977 Leuven 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":50.863799999999997680788510479032993316650390625,"lon":4.69230000000000035953462429461069405078887939453125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
French	D'or au suatoir de gueules.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 29, 1846.

The arms are those of the medieval Van Heverlee family, known since the 12th century. The arms also appear on the seals of the local council since the 14th century.

Image gallery

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a municipal stamp (1960s)
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band

Literature: Servais, 1955

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