Athus

Belgium heraldry portal

This page is part of the Belgium heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry: National arms of Belgium Arms of provinces and communities Arms of cities and towns Heraldic literature of Belgium Total pages in the Belgium section : 6,282 of which images : 5,065	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Collector's items Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms

ATHUS

Province : Luxembourg
Incorporated into : 1977 Aubange

Official blazon

D'argent à trois bandes de gueules - l'écu surmonté d'un heaume d'argent grillé, colleté et liseré d'or, doublé et attaché de sable, aux lambrequins à dextre d'argent et de gueules, à senestre d'argent et de sable. Cimier: un vol à l'antique aux armes de l'écu. Supports: deux lions d'or, tenant chacun une bannière aux arms de l'écu.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 27,l 1956.

These are the arms of the De Reiffenberg family, last Lords of Aix-sur-Cloie in the 18th century. The village of Athus belonged to the estate of Aix-sur-Cloie.