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The arms were officially granted on November 21, 1960. | The arms were officially granted on November 21, 1960. | ||
The arms are based on the arms of the Vrije van Brugge (Brugse Vrije, the Freedom of Brugge), a region to which the municipality belonged (see also [[Kerken]] or [[Groede]]). The original arms of the Vrije are known since 1418, with two lions as supporters. The griffins only appear as supporters in the 16th century. Later also savages appear as asupporters. | The arms are based on the arms of the [[Vrije van Brugge]] (Brugse Vrije, the Freedom of Brugge), a region to which the municipality belonged (see also [[Kerken]] or [[Groede]]). The original arms of the Vrije are known since 1418, with two lions as supporters. The griffins only appear as supporters in the 16th century. Later also savages appear as asupporters. | ||
The village of Stene was already part of the Vrije in the 13th century. Stene was never a separate estate (heerlijkheid), but on the area of the municipality a smaller estate, the Sinte Catharina estate with the Blauw Kasteel castle. | The village of Stene was already part of the Vrije in the 13th century. Stene was never a separate estate (heerlijkheid), but on the area of the municipality a smaller estate, the Sinte Catharina estate with the Blauw Kasteel castle. | ||