Grotenberge

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Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Gemeentewapens / Armorial de Belgique
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GROTENBERGE

Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1970 Zottegem

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on September 17, 1953.

The arms are derived from the arms of the Lords d'Enghien (Edingen), as the village belonged to the estate of Zottegem, which was a possession of the Lords d'Enghien. See also Enghien.

Literature : Servais, 1955