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The rose is taken from the arms of the [[Seftigen (Bezirk)|Seftigen district]], to which the village belonged historically. The lower part is canting, Stock meaning trunk. The arms are nearly identical to the arms of [[Niederstocken]]. The two stars represent Ober- and Niederstocken. In Niederstocken the trunk is in the (canting) lower half, in Oberstocken in the upper half. | The rose is taken from the arms of the [[Seftigen (Bezirk)|Seftigen district]], to which the village belonged historically. The lower part is canting, Stock meaning trunk. The arms are nearly identical to the arms of [[Niederstocken]]. The two stars represent Ober- and Niederstocken. In Niederstocken the trunk is in the (canting) lower half, in Oberstocken in the upper half. | ||
[[Literature]] : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981. | [[Literature]] : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981. | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse |
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OBERSTOCKEN
Canton : Bern
Bezirk : Thun (until 2010 Niedersimmental)
Official blazon
Geteilt von Silber mit einem schwarzen Baumstrumpf (Stock), begleitet von zwei roten Sternen, undvon Rot mit einer silbernen, goldbesamten Rose mit grünen Kelchzipfeln .
Origin/meaning
The arms are devised and adopted in 1941.
The rose is taken from the arms of the Seftigen district, to which the village belonged historically. The lower part is canting, Stock meaning trunk. The arms are nearly identical to the arms of Niederstocken. The two stars represent Ober- and Niederstocken. In Niederstocken the trunk is in the (canting) lower half, in Oberstocken in the upper half.
Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.