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Belgische Gemeentewapens - Armories communales de Belgique
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SINT AMANDS

Province : Antwerpen
Additions : 1976 Lippelo, Oppuurs

The arms were granted on February 15, 1855. The complete arms show the shield placed against the torso of St. Amands, holding church in his hands and the shield flanked by the letters S and A, and with a dragon as a supporter.

The arms were granted on May 7, 1985.

Origin/meaning :
The lion in the old arms is derived from the arms of the Dukes and Princes of Bournonville. In 1588 the estate and village of Sint Amands became a possession of Marie-Christine van Egmont, duchess of Bournonville. The estate remained in possession of the family until 1776.
The oldest seal of the local council dates from the 18th century and show the complete arms of the Dukes and Princes of Bournonville. In 1855 the council adopted the lion, but instead of the ducal crown and mantle, the bust of the local patron saint was added. The dragon is the symbol of St. Amands, who according to legend, killed a dragon.

In the new arms the lion is combined with the arms of Oppuurs in the upper left half and the lower left half symbolises the old municipality of Lippelo. The image of St. Amands was also changed into a more correct composition.

Literature : Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998.


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