Proven

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PROVEN

Province : West-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1977 Poperinge
Additions : 1970 Krombeke

Official blazon

Twee aaneengesloten schilden: rechts: in keel drie golvende dwarsbalken, elk doorsneden in golvende drieën van zilver, azuur en goud (Mazeman de Couthove); links: in goud drie ongesnoerde hoorns van keel, beslagen van zilver (Hornes).

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 27, 1974.

The arms are a combination of the arms of the Horne family (right), which was also the arms of Krombeke, and the arms of the family Mazeman de Couthove, last Lords of the Proven estate.