Editing Oudenburg (section)

==History==
*1070 AD: [[Arnold of Soissons]] founded the [[Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg]].
*1087: Death of Arnold of Soissons. (also known as Arnold of Oudenburg or Saint Arnold.)
*1226: The City is represented on a Seal.
*1843, February 2: The arms were granted.
The arms show a castle with the arms of the medieval Lords of Oudenburg in the gate. The castle (Burcht) is a [[Canting arms|canting]] element. The castle already appeared on the oldest [[Seal (emblem)|seal]] of the city, dating from 1226. All later seals showed a castle, but the size and shape of the castle has changed considerably through the centuries. The small shield appeared for the first time in the 16th century.

In the 19th century, it was rumored that Attilla the Hun was responsible for the destruction of the town, which was claimed to have happened in the 5th century. <ref>{{Citation|date=1888|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Belgium_and_Holland/nrYVAAAAYAAJ|title=Belgium and Holland: hand-book for travellers|location=Leipzig|oclc=05970948|page=8|access-date=February 28, 2025|publisher=[[Karl Baedeker]]|edition=9th}}</ref>