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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:Westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into:''' | |||
* 1976 [[Bossuit]] | |||
* 1976 [[Kerkhove]] | |||
* 1976 [[Outrijve]] | |||
* 1976 Waarmaarde | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted by royal decree on October 20, 1819 and again on August 18, 1841.<br/> | The arms were granted by royal decree on October 20, 1819 and again on August 18, 1841.<br/> | ||
The arms are derived from the oldest known seal of the town, known from the late 17<sup>th</sup> century. The cross is derived from the arms of the Lords of Avelgem, who ruled the village until 1378. | The arms are derived from the oldest known seal of the town, known from the late 17<sup>th</sup> century. The cross is derived from the arms of the Lords of Avelgem, who ruled the village until 1378. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:avelghem.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Avelgem/Arms (crest) of Avelgem|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:Avelgem.lonka.jpg|alt=Wapen van Avelgem/Arms (crest) of Avelgem|The arms on a [[Lonka series|Lonka]] label | |||
File:Avelgemc.jpg|alt=Wapen van Avelgem/Arms (crest) of Avelgem|The arms on a municipal cover (1970s) | |||
File:avelgem.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Avelgem/Arms (crest) of Avelgem|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, M. : Armorial des provinces et des communes de Belgique. Liege, 1955, 1041 p | |||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms A]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms A]] | ||
[[Category:West Vlaanderen]] | [[Category:West-Vlaanderen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1819]] | [[Category:Granted 1819]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1841]] | [[Category:Granted 1841]] |
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