Landen

	LANDEN Country: Belgium Province: Vlaams-Brabant Additions: 1977 Attenhoven 1970 Neerlanden 1977 Neerwinden 1977 Rumsdorp 1977 Walshoutem 1970 Waasmont 1970 Walsbets 1970 Wezeren) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.7511999999999972033037920482456684112548828125,"lon":5.077600000000000335376171278767287731170654296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1936) Van zilver met een leeuw van sabel genageld en getongd van keel met gespleten en schuinkruiselings geplaatsten staart. (1986) In zilver een dubbelstaartige leeuw van sabel, geklauwd en getongd van keel. Het schild getopt met een geklede voorarm houdende een oorkonde, alles van goud en begeleid van twee bomen van natuurlijke kleur, het geheel op een grasgrond geplaatst.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 22, 1936 and augmentd on December 10, 1986.

The arms are based on the oldest coloured image, known from a manuscript dating from 1529. The origin of the lion is not clear. The city used in the 13^th century two different seals, one with the lion of Brabant, the other with the lion of Limburg. A 15^th century seal also showed a lion, double-tailed, so most likely the lion of Limburg. Why the colours were changed in 1529 is not known, the Limburg lion being red on a silver field.

In 1936 the city also received an official seal, which is based on the historical seal from the late 15^th century. It shows the arms, and a document indicating that Landen, which was destroyed in the 15^th century, was restored in its historical rights. The trees probably are just for decoration.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms in 1562
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in 1650
The arms in a manuscript from 1750
The arms from 1936
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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