Beernem

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BEERNEM

Province : West Vlaanderen
Additions : 1976 Oedelem, Sint Joris

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on April 12, 1841 and again on October 7, 1986.

The arms are based on the old arms of the Beernem estate. The oldest image dates from a roll of arms of the Vrije van Brugge region from 1562. The arms were later used on the local arish seal of Beernem and Walschen.

The bears (Beer in Dutch) are a canting element, the meaning of the chief is not known.

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The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature : Servais, 1955