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'''ZELZATE''' | '''ZELZATE''' | ||
Province : [[Oost-Vlaanderen]]<br/> | Province : [[Oost-Vlaanderen]]<br/> | ||
[[File:zelzate.jpg|center]] | [[File:zelzate.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Doorsneden 1. in goud een uitkomende leeuw van sabel houdende in de rechtervoorpoot een dubbele adelaar van hetzelfde 2. in sinopel een paal van zilver. | Doorsneden 1. in goud een uitkomende leeuw van sabel houdende in de rechtervoorpoot een dubbele adelaar van hetzelfde 2. in sinopel een paal van zilver. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on October 6, 1992. | The arms were granted on October 6, 1992. | ||
The upper part of the arms show the arms of [[Assenede]], as historically the municipality belonged (partly) to the Assenede Ambacht (region). The lower half symbolises the Gent-Terneuze canal, which played a major role in | The upper part of the arms show the arms of [[Assenede]], as historically the municipality belonged (partly) to the Assenede Ambacht (region). The lower half symbolises the Gent-Terneuze canal, which played a major role in the development of the village. The silver is the canal, the green the green fields, which also indicates the (historical) importance of agriculture for the municipality. | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:zelzate.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]] <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Viane-Awouters and Warlop, 2002. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Viane-Awouters and Warlop, 2002. | ||
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms Z]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms Z]] | ||
[[Category:Oost-Vlaanderen]] | [[Category:Oost-Vlaanderen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] |
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