Zuienkerke

	ZUIENKERKE Country : Belgium Province : West-Vlaanderen Additions: 1976 Houtave 1976 Meetkerke 1976 Nieuwmunster 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":51.2633000000000009777068044058978557586669921875,"lon":3.154900000000000037658764995285309851169586181640625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1989) In zilver een kruis van sabel, beladen met vijf Sint-Jacobsschelpen van goud en vergezeld in het eerste kwartier van een mereltje van keel.
French	(1845) D'argent, à la croix de sable, chargée de cinq cocuilles de St. Jacques, d'or, accompagnée, au 1er canton, d'une merlette de gueules.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 25, 1845 and again on May 9, 1989.

The arms are derived from the arms of Uitkerke, as historically the area was part of the estate of Uitkerke. To distinguish the arms from the arms of Uitkerke, a merle was added.

Image gallery

The arms on the map of Pieter Pourbus (1571, Groeningemuseum, Brugge)
The arms in 1619
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature: Servais, 1955

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