Heimenhausen

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HEIMENHAUSEN

Canton : Bern
Additions : 2009 Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee, Wanzwil

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Official blazon

In Rot blauer Schrägfluss, belegt mit weissem Fisch, beseitet oben mit einem gelben, sechsstrahligen Stern und untern mit einer grünen, ausgerissenen Tanne.

Origin/meaning

The arms are a combination of elements from the arms of the three former municipalities.

The previous arms:

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The three trees symbolise that the village is surrounded on three sides by forest. The trees are used since 1870 and the arms were officially adopted in 1945.

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.