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'''MOERKERKE'''
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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''' : <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions:'''
* 1970 [[Hoeke]]
* 1970 Lapscheure
'''Incorporated into:'''
* 1976 [[Damme]]
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Province : [[West-Vlaanderen]]<br/>
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Additions : 1970 [[Hoeke]], Lapscheure<br/>
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Incorporated into : 1976 [[Damme]]
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|'''French'''
[[File:moerkerk.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}]]
| D'or, à un sautoir de gueules chargé de cinq coquilles de St. Michel d'argent.
 
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===Official blazon===
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on April 29, 1845.
The arms were granted on April 29, 1845.


The arms are the arms of the family Praet van Moerkerke, which are already mentioned in the Gelre roll of Arms from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century. Saint Michael is the patron saint of the town.  
The arms are the arms of the family Praet van Moerkerke, which are already mentioned in the Gelre roll of Arms from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century.  


The cross of the Praet family and estate is also used by the municipality of [[Oedelem]], the arms with cross and shells also by the Dutch municipality of [[Mijnsheerenland]], also a possession of the Praet van Moerkerke family.
The cross of the Praet family and estate is also used by the municipality of [[Oedelem]], the arms with cross and shells also by the Dutch municipality of [[Mijnsheerenland]], also a possession of the Praet van Moerkerke family.


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|align="center"|[[File:moerkerke.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
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File:Moerkerke1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Moerkerke/Arms (crest) of Moerkerke|The arms in 1619
File:moerkerke.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Moerkerke/Arms (crest) of Moerkerke|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|Literature]] : Servais, 1955


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Latest revision as of 07:21, 3 September 2023

Wapen van Moerkerke/Arms (crest) of Moerkerke
MOERKERKE

Country : Belgium
Belgium.jpg



Province :
West-Vlaanderen
Westvlaanderen.jpg



Additions:

  • 1970 Hoeke
  • 1970 Lapscheure

Incorporated into:


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Official blazon
French D'or, à un sautoir de gueules chargé de cinq coquilles de St. Michel d'argent.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 29, 1845.

The arms are the arms of the family Praet van Moerkerke, which are already mentioned in the Gelre roll of Arms from the late 14th century.

The cross of the Praet family and estate is also used by the municipality of Oedelem, the arms with cross and shells also by the Dutch municipality of Mijnsheerenland, also a possession of the Praet van Moerkerke family.

Image gallery

Literature: Servais, 1955


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