Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

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SINT-PIETERS-WOLUWE - WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE

Province : Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles

Wapen van Sint-Pieters-Woluwe/Armoiries de Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

Official blazon

(fr) De sable au chef d'argent, chargé de trois oiseaux de sable, becqués et membrés de gueules, rangés - l'écu sommé d'une couronne à cinq fleurons et supporté, par deux lévriers d'argent, colletés de gueules, bouclés d'or.
(nl) Van sabel met een schildhoofd van zilver, beladen met drie vogels van sabel gebekt en gepoot van keel, gerangschikt, het schild getopt met een kroon met vijf fleurons en gehouden door twee windhonden van zilver, gehalsband van keel, geringd van goud.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 12, 1957.

The arms are those of the Hinnisdael family, who acquired the Kraainem county in the 17th century, to which the village belonged. The family ruled the village until the end of the 18th century. Compare also Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.

The arms on a police badge (source)	The arms on a road sign (image by Derek Howard)
The arms on the town hall (image by Derek Howard)	Municipal letterhead (image by Derek Howard)
The arms on a waste bin (image by Derek Howard)