Opglabbeek

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Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Gemeentewapens / Armorial de Belgique
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OPGLABBEEK

Province : Limburg

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Official blazon

  • (1909) In zilver een zwarte, knoestige schuinbalk, begeleid van twee blauwe, golvende, smalle schuinbalken.
  • (1993) In zilver een knoestige schuinbalk van sabel, begeleid door twee golvende schuinstrepen van lazuur.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 23, 1909 and again on October 13, 1993.

The arms appear for the first time on the 17th centeury seal of the village and have not changed since. The meaning of the arms is not known.

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The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature : Servais, 1955