Zwijndrecht (Antwerpen)

The arms from 1818/1907 The arms from 1981

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Official blazon

Dutch	(1818) Van sabel, beladen met St Machutus beeld van zilver. (1907) Zwart met zilveren H. Machold. (1981) Gedeeld in drieën 1. in sinopel een vijfpuntige ster van zilver 2. in zilver een olijftak van sinopel 3. in lazuur een vijfpuntige ster van zilver.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 2, 1981.

The arms show the arms of the Carenna family. Zwijndrecht and Burcht were combined to a single estate in 1281 and became a possession of the Carenna family in the 17^th century. Jacomo Antonio Carenna divided the estate in 1667 between his two sons, and the two village became separated until 1976.

The previous were granted on January 31, 1818, and confirmed on April 19, 1907.

The old arms show the local patron saint, St. Machutus.

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  The arms on a BAC sticker

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  The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

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  The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955; Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998.

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