Opbrakel

The arms from 1818/1844 The arms from 1947	OPBRAKEL Country: Belgium Province: Oost-Vlaanderen Incorporated into: 1970 Brakel 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":50.792000000000001591615728102624416351318359375,"lon":3.7477000000000000312638803734444081783294677734375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1818) Van sabel, beladen met een bande van synople, waarop een toorn in den zin van de bande, verzeld aan de linker bovenhoek van een ploeg en aan de linker benedenhoek van een koornschoof, alles van goud. (1844) Een zwart veld, met eene gulden dwarsstreep, beladen met eenen kerktoren met een natuerlijk metselwerk en vergezeld met eenen gulden ploeg, in het bovenste deel, en met eene dergelijke garf, in het onderste deel. (1947) In keel vier kepers van zilver, het schild getopt met een helm van zilver, gekroond, getralied, gehalsband en omboord van goud, gevoerd en vastgehecht van keel met dekkleeden van keel en van zilver. Helmteeken: een uitkomenden wolf van zilver getongd van keel.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 24, 1818, confirmed in 1844 and redesigned and granted on March 20, 1947.

The arms from 1818 showed a bend with the local church tower, and a garb and plough as symbols of agriculture. These arms were confirmed in 1844 and used until 1947.

The new arms are based on the oldest known seal of the village, dating from 1769, which shows the shield with a child or angel as supporter. The shield itself is derived from the arms of the Lords van Brakel, known since the 15^th century.

Image gallery

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

Literature: Servais, 1955

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