Burcht
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Gemeentewapens / Armorial de Belgique |
BURCHT
Province : Antwerpen
Incorporated into : 1976 Zwijndrecht
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on February 16, 1847.
The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, in an unusual composition, as the saint is normally shown as a knight cutting his cloak for a beggar.
The original arms, granted by the Dutch government on April 29, 1818, showed a shield of red, which was changed in 1847.
The arms from 1818 |
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930 |
[Literature]] : Servais, 1955