Izegem

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IZEGEM

Province : West-Vlaanderen
Additions : 1964 Emelgem; 1976 Kachtem

Official blazon

(1819) Van zilver beladen met een kruis en gecantonneerd van 3 jonge eendjes zonder bek en pooten, alles van zwart, het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon.
(1838) D'argant à une croix de sable, cantonnée de douze merlettes de même, l'écu timbré d'une couronne d'or.
(1978) In zilver, beladen met een kruis van sabel en vergezeld van twaalf merletten van hetzelfde kleur, in ieder veld geplaatst: 2.1 - schild is gedekt met een gouden kroon met vijf bladeren'.
(1980) In zilver een kruis en twaalf zoomsgeweijs geplaatste mereltjes van sabel. Het schild getopt met een kroon van goud met vijftien parels waarvan drie verheven.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 20, 1819 and again on May 29, 1838 and July 3, 1978. On January 28, 1980 the arms were slightly changed again.

The arms are those of Boudewijn II, Knight of Izegem, from 1238. His arms show a cross and 12 merles, placed as a bordure. The colours are known since the 14th century. Even though the Estate of Izegem was inherited and owned by a number of families, the arms remained the same.

In 1582 the estate became a County and the local seal now showed the arms with a crown of a Belgian Count.

In 1819 the arms were granted with a normal city crown and the merles were placed 2 and 1 in each quarter. After the Belgian independence the arms were confirmed and in 1878 regranted after the merger with Kachtem. Only in 1980 the historical arms were granted.