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'''BEKKEVOORT''' | '''BEKKEVOORT''' | ||
Province : [[Vlaams-Brabant]]<br/> | Province : [[Vlaams-Brabant]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1977 Assent, Molenbeek-Wersbeek | Additions: 1977 Assent, Molenbeek-Wersbeek | ||
[[File:bekkevoo.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:bekkevoo.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The arms were granted on August 28, 1935 and again on December 9, 1980. | The arms were granted on August 28, 1935 and again on December 9, 1980. | ||
The arms are rather complicated and reflect the local history. In 1436 Bekkevoort became a possession of Johanna van Diest and Heinsberg, and after her death the village became a possession of Johan van Loon. Later the village was acquired by the Counts of Meissen-Saarbrücken and finally in the early 17<sup>th</sup> century to the house of Nassau-Dillenburg (later Oranje-Nassau, the Dutch royal family). | The arms are rather complicated and reflect the local history. In 1436 Bekkevoort became a possession of Johanna van Diest and Heinsberg, and after her death the village became a possession of Johan van Loon. Later the village was acquired by the [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]]-Saarbrücken and finally in the early 17<sup>th</sup> century to the house of Nassau-Dillenburg (later Oranje-Nassau, the Dutch royal family). | ||
The oldest known seal of Bekkevoort dates from 1694 and shows the arms of Prince Willem-Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau as Lords of Bekkevoort. These arms were granted in 1935 as arms of the municipality. | The oldest known seal of Bekkevoort dates from 1694 and shows the arms of Prince Willem-Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau as Lords of Bekkevoort. These arms were granted in 1935 as arms of the municipality. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | |||
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[[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]] | [[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1935]] | [[Category:Granted 1935]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1980]] | [[Category:Granted 1980]] | ||