Moerkerke

	MOERKERKE Country : Belgium Province : West-Vlaanderen Additions: 1970 Hoeke 1970 Lapscheure Incorporated into: 1976 Damme 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":51.24329999999999785131876706145703792572021484375,"lon":3.342000000000000081712414612411521375179290771484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
French	D'or, à un sautoir de gueules chargé de cinq coquilles de St. Michel d'argent.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 29, 1845.

The arms are the arms of the family Praet van Moerkerke, which are already mentioned in the Gelre roll of Arms from the late 14^th century.

The cross of the Praet family and estate is also used by the municipality of Oedelem, the arms with cross and shells also by the Dutch municipality of Mijnsheerenland, also a possession of the Praet van Moerkerke family.

Image gallery

The arms in 1619
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature: Servais, 1955

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