Maasmechelen

Country : Belgium Province : Limburg Additions : 1970 Eisden 1970 Mechelen aan de Maas 1970 Opgrimbie 1970 Vucht 1977 Boorsem 1977 Leut 1970 Meeswijk 1977 Uikhoven Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.96209999999999951114659779705107212066650390625,"lon":5.693599999999999994315658113919198513031005859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

Dutch	Gedeeld 1. doorsneden a. in goud een krul van een bisschopsstaf van keel b. in keel een vijfpuntige ster van zilver 2. in goud een halve keizerlijke adelaar van sabel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 9, 1989.

The arms combine elements for the history of the former municipalities.

The crosier stands for Opgrimbie and Vucht. Both belonged to either the diocese of Liège, or the diocesan chapter of Liège. The crosier thus represents the Prince-Bishops of Liège.

Mechelen-aan-de-Maas belonged from 1232-1799 to the chapter ofthe Sint-Servaas church in Maastricht. The star is the arms of Maastricht.

Eisden, Leut, Boorsem and Uikhoven all were free imperial estates, they are thus represneted by the Imperial eagle.

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Literature: Image provided by Rudy Vanhorenbeeck, Belgium; Vianae-Awouters and Warlop, 2002.

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