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Belgische Gemeentewapens - Armories communales de Belgique Belgian Civic Heraldry HOUTAVE Province : West Vlaanderen Incorporated into : 1976 Zuienkerke Origin/meaning : The arms were granted on February 28, 1843. The arms were mentioned on the 16th century map of Pourbus of the Vrije van Brugge, the territory to which the village belonged. The arms are those, which according to legend, were granted to the St. Andreas Abbey in the town by the Counts of Vlaanderen in the 12th century. Although this is very unlikely, the arms obviously were already used in the 16th century. The true meaning or origin is not known. Literature : Servais, 1955

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