Willebroek

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WILLEBROEK

Province : Antwerpen
Additions : 1977 Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt

Official blazon

(1853) D'argent, à la bande de sable, chargée de trois têtes de lion arrachdées d'or & lampassées de gueules.
(1981) In zilver een schuinbalk van sabel, beladen met drie afgerukte leeuwekoppen van goud, getongd van keel, geplaatst in de richting van de schuinbalk.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 30, 1853 and again at April 3, 1981.

The arms are those of the last Lords of Willebroek in the 18th century, the Helman family.

Historically the village used a seal from the 15th until the 17th century with the arms of Grimbergen, the first Lords of Willebroek until the 14th century.

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930	The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms in the town (image Derek Howard)	The arms in the town (image Derek Howard)