Sint-Denijs-Westrem

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SINT DENIJS WESTREM

Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1975 Gent

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 5, 1925.

The arms show the three keys of the St. Pieters Abbey in Gent, to which the village belonged from around 900 to the 18th century. The supporter is St. Dionysius (Sint Denijs), the local patron saint.

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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