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The arms are identical to the arms of Filip, Marquise of Bergen op Zoom. The village of Zemst belonged to Bergen op Zoom (now in the Netherlands) and the local council used the arms of the marquise on its seal in the 17th and 18th centuries. | The arms are identical to the arms of Filip, Marquise of Bergen op Zoom. The village of Zemst belonged to Bergen op Zoom (now in the Netherlands) and the local council used the arms of the marquise on its seal in the 17th and 18th centuries. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:zemstz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from 1326. | |||
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Compare also : [[Boutersem]], [[Weerde]] in Belgium, and [[Rucphen]], [[Wouw]], [[Standdaarbuiten]] and [[Fijnaart en Heijningen]] in the Netherlands. | Compare also : [[Boutersem]], [[Weerde]] in Belgium, and [[Rucphen]], [[Wouw]], [[Standdaarbuiten]] and [[Fijnaart en Heijningen]] in the Netherlands. | ||