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Belgische Gemeentewapens - Armories communales de Belgique
Belgian Civic Heraldry
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LESSINES
Lessen
Province : Hainaut
Additions : 1976 Bois de Lessines, Deux-Acren, Ghoy, Ogy, Ollignies, Papignies (1964 Wannebecq)
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on April 15, 1818 and confirmed on July 3, 1839.
The arms are a combination of the arms of the Lords of Pamele and the key of St. Peter, the patron saint of the city.
The Lords of Pamele were mentioned as Lords of Lessines already in the 11th century. They were succeeded in the 13th century by the Counts of Hainaut. The oldest known seal of the city council dates from the 13th century and shows only the local patron saint, St. Peter, holding a key. Later seals combine the saint with the arms of the Lords of Pamele, and since the 16th century only the key remained. The arms have thus not changed since. Only the number of bars has changed during the centuries, but has been constant since 1818.
Literature : Servais, 1955
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