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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:''' | |||
* 1970 [[Moerkerke]] | |||
** 1976 [[Damme]] | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| De gueules, à trois croissants d'or. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on April 29, 1845. | The arms were granted on April 29, 1845. | ||
The arms are derived from the arms of the | The arms are derived from the arms of the Ambacht of [[Oostkerke]], in which the city was situated. The oldest seal of the city, known since 1330, shows the local patron saint, St. James. The second known seal of the city dates from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and shows a shield with the three crescents. The same arms appear on the map of the [[Vrije van Brugge]] (an area around the city of Brugge), also from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
Even though Hoeke nowadays is a small village, it received city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and was a thriving city for some centuries. In 1594 it was merged with [[Damme]] (see there) and only in 1813 became again an independent municipality. | Even though Hoeke nowadays is a small village, it received city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century and was a thriving city for some centuries. In 1594 it was merged with [[Damme]] (see there) and only in 1813 became again an independent municipality. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:hoeke.map.jpg|alt=Wapen van Hoeke/Arms (crest) of Hoeke|The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge) | |||
| | File:houcke.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Hoeke/Arms (crest) of Hoeke|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms H]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms H]] | ||
[[Category:West-Vlaanderen]] | [[Category:West-Vlaanderen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1845]] | [[Category:Granted 1845]] | ||