Tongeren

	TONGEREN Country : Belgium Province : Limburg Additions: (to see click on expand) 1971 Berg 1971 Henis 1971 Koniksem 1971 Neerrepen 1971 Riksingen 1977 Elderen 1970 Genoelselderen 1970 Membruggen 1970 's-Herenelderen 1977 Haren 1970 Bommershoven 1970 Piringen 1970 Widooie 1977 Kolmont 1970 Jesseren 1970 Overrepen 1977 Lauw 1977 Mal 1977 Nerem 1977 Rutten 1977 Sluizen 1977 Vreren 1970 1970 Diets-Heur 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":50.78020000000000067075234255753457546234130859375,"lon":5.46290000000000031121771826292388141155242919921875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1818) Van zilver beladen met een gouden dwarsbalk en van boven verzeld van vier blaauwe klokjes staande in den zin van den dwarsbalk en van onderen van vijf diergelijke klokjes staande 1 en 2, het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon. (1838) Wit koleur met eene gouden byl waerby negen stukken wit en blaeuw houtwerk, gerangschikt vier aen de bovenzyde en vyf aen de onderzyde 3 en 2 het wapen gedekt met eene gouden kroon waerop eene jonggeboorene zwaen, draegende eenen halsband met eene gouden kroon. (1990) In zilver een verhoogde dwarsbalk van goud, getopt met vier aaneengesloten vairklokjes en vergezeld beneden van vijf aaneengesloten en aanstotende vairklokjes, geplaatst 3 en 2. Het schild getopt met een kroon met drie fleurons gescheiden door drie parels waarvan een verheven van goud, waarin een zwaan van natuurlijke kleur met een kroon van goud om de hals.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 20, 1818 and again with supporter on May 25, 1838 and December 18, 1990.

Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium, already an important town in Roman times. The oldest seal of the city of Tongeren dates from the 13^th century and shows a fortified city. Later the seals showed a shield with (variations) of the arms of the Van Elderen family. In the 15^th century the Van Elderen family acted as vassals of the Bishops of Liège, to which the city belonged.

In 1496 the arms of Arnold van Elderen were described as a shield of vair, with a bar. Later images changed the components to the above arms, in which the vair has been replaced by 9 pieces of vair and the bar reduced to a smaller bar placed in the upper half of the shield.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The 16th century seal of the city
The arms from 1818
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band
Postal cancellation

Literature: Servais, 1955

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