Hoves

HOVES

Province : Hainaut
Incorporated into : 1977 Silly

Official blazon

Gironné d'argent et de sable de dix pièces, les cinq pièces de sable chargées de trois croisettes recroisetées d'argent; 1'écu placé contre un chevalier tenant de senestre une épée et galopant vers la dextre.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 24, 1924.

The arms are derived from the arms of the Lords d'Enghien (Edingen), as the village was a possession of this family. The arms already appear on the 16^th century seals of the council. See also Enghien.

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

Literature: Servais, 1955

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