Hasselt (Limburg)

	HASSELT Country: Belgium Province: Limburg Additions: 1975 Kermt 1970 Spalbeek 1975 Kuringen 1970 Stokrooie 1975 Sint Lambrechts Herk 1975 Stevoort 1975 Wimmertingen 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":50.9311000000000007048583938740193843841552734375,"lon":5.3330999999999999516830939683131873607635498046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1840) Van boven af in tweeën gedeeld, het eerste (Looz) met tien gulden en roode strepen overtrokken; het tweede (Hasselt) van zilver met twee groene gebladerde hazelaers , boven malkander staende op eenen groenen heuvel. Het schild omboord met eenen gulden lis, daerboven een uitspringend hert naer het leven, houdende tusschen zyne pooten twee beerenklaeuwbladeren als schildsragers, Alles rustende op een zilveren lint voerende de letters S.P.Q.H. van goud. (1986) Gedeeld 1. gedwarsbalkt van tien stukken van goud en van keel 2. in zilver een geplante hazelaar van sinopel; het schild omboord van goud. Het schild getopt met een uitkomend en aanziend hert van natuurlijke kleur en omlijst met twee acanthusbladeren van sinopel. Het geheel rustend op een lint van zilver beladen met de letters S.P.Q.H. van goud.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 30, 1840 and again on October 7, 1986.

The arms combine in the right half the bars of the County Loon with in the left half two canting hazel (Hazelaar) trees.

Hasselt was one of the most important cities in the County Loon in the 12th-14^th century. In 1232 Hasselt received city rights from Arnoud IV, Count of Loon. The city rights were later augmented in the 14th and 16^th century. The two elements, Loon and hazel trees, already appear on the 15^th century seal of the city. Later seals and images all combine the two elements, but the present combination in a divided shield did not appear before 1625. Ever since this combination has been the arms of the city.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on the old post office in Liège
(image Derek Howard)
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band
The arms of a trade card
The arms on a local medal

Literature: Servais, 1955

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