Grembergen
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Gemeentewapens / Armorial de Belgique |
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GREMBERGEN
Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1977 Dendermonde
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 29, 1818.
The arms show a branch of a flax plant. The cultivation of flax for the linen industry was of great importance in Vlaanderen for many centuries.
Literature : Servais, 1955