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The arms were granted on February 25, 1845. | The arms were granted on February 25, 1845. | ||
The arms are derived from the arms of the Lords of Oostkerke. The arms are first mentioned in the Gelre roll of arms from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century. They also appear as arms for the town on the 16<sup>th</sup> century map of the Vrije van Brugge area. | The arms are derived from the arms of the Lords of Oostkerke. The arms are first mentioned in the Gelre roll of arms from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century. They also appear as arms for the town on the 16<sup>th</sup> century map of the Vrije van Brugge area, see below. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:oostkerke.map.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge) | |align="center"|[[File:oostkerke.map.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge) | ||
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The same arms are used by the village of [[Hoeke]], but the relation with the Lords of Oostkerke is not clear. | The same arms are used by the village of [[Hoeke]], but the relation with the Lords of Oostkerke is not clear. | ||
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==Monnikerede== | ==Monnikerede== | ||
The city of Monnikerede developed as a small harbour city on the Zwin in the 13th century. Due to silting, the harbour disappeared and the town was merged with Hoeke and Damme to one unit in 1594. The city was situated in the later municipality of Oostkerke, but no remains are visible. | The city of Monnikerede developed as a small harbour city on the Zwin in the 13th century. Due to silting, the harbour disappeared and the town was merged with Hoeke and Damme to one unit in 1594 (see [[Damme]]). The city was situated in the later municipality of Oostkerke, but no remains are visible. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:monnikerede.map.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de Monnikerede]] <br/>The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge) | |align="center"|[[File:monnikerede.map.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de Monnikerede]] <br/>The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge) | ||
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