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'''MAASMECHELEN'''
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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''' : <br>[[Limburg (België)|Limburg]][[File:limburg2.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions :'''
* 1970 Eisden
* 1970 Mechelen aan de Maas
* 1970 Opgrimbie
* 1970 Vucht
* 1977 Boorsem
* 1977 Leut
** 1970 [[Meeswijk]]
* 1977 Uikhoven
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Province : [[Limburg (België)|Limburg]]<br>
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Additions : 1970 Eisden, Mechelen aan de Maas, Opgrimbie, Vucht; 1977 Boorsem, Leut (1970 [[Meeswijk]], Uikhoven
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[[File:maasmech.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
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Gedeeld 1. doorsneden a. in goud een krul van een bisschopsstaf van keel b. in keel een vijfpuntige ster van zilver 2. in goud een halve keizerlijke adelaar van sabel.
|'''Dutch'''
| Gedeeld 1. doorsneden a. in goud een krul van een bisschopsstaf van keel b. in keel een vijfpuntige ster van zilver 2. in goud een halve keizerlijke adelaar van sabel.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The crosier stands for Opgrimbie and Vucht. Both belonged to either the diocese of Liège, or the diocesan chapter of Liège. The crosier thus represents the Prince-Bishops of Liège.
The crosier stands for Opgrimbie and Vucht. Both belonged to either the diocese of Liège, or the diocesan chapter of Liège. The crosier thus represents the Prince-Bishops of Liège.


Mechelen-aan-de-Maas belonged from 1232-1799 to the chapte rofthe Sint-Servaas church in Maastricht. The star is the arms of [[Maastricht]].
Mechelen-aan-de-Maas belonged from 1232-1799 to the chapter ofthe Sint-Servaas church in Maastricht. The star is the arms of [[Maastricht]].


Eisden, Leut, Boorsem and Uikhoven all were free imperial estates, they ar ethus represneted by the Imperial eagle.
Eisden, Leut, Boorsem and Uikhoven all were free imperial estates, they are thus represneted by the Imperial eagle.


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|align="center"|[[File:maasmechelen.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]]  <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])  
File:Maasmechelen.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Maasmechelen/Arms (crest) of MaasmechelenThe arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])  
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Image provided by Rudy Vanhorenbeeck, Belgium; Vianae-Awouters and Warlop, 2002.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Image provided by Rudy Vanhorenbeeck, Belgium; Vianae-Awouters and Warlop, 2002.


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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms M]]
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms M]]
[[Category:Limburg (België)]]
[[Category:Limburg (België)]]
[[Category:Granted 1989]]
[[Category:Granted 1989]]
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