Nivelles

	NIVELLES Country: Belgium Province: Brabant wallon Additions: 1977 Baulers 1977 Bornival 1977 Monstreux 1977 Thines 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":50.59759999999999990905052982270717620849609375,"lon":4.32340000000000035385028240852989256381988525390625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
French	(1847) D'argent à une crosse abbatiale de gueules posée en pal, sur le tout de sable au lion d'or, armé et lampassé de gueules. (1979) D'argent à une crosse abbatrale de gueules posée en pal, sur le tout de sable au lion d'or, armé et lampassé de gueules.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 16, 1847 and again on March 9, 1979.

The arms are a combination of a crozier for the influential Nivelles Abbey and a small shield with the arms of Brabant. The city officially received arms on May 1st 1532 by Emperor Charles V. These arms showed a red crosier for the abbey, with the shield of Brabant.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms in the 16^th century
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in 1650
The arms on a medal
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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