Biesheim

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BIESHEIM

Département : Haut-Rhin

Blason de Biesheim/Arms (crest) of Biesheim
Official blazon
French D'azur au saumon d'argent posé en bande, la queue ployée vers le chef; à la filière cousue de gueules.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1965.

The salmon in the arms refers to the importance of fishing in the Rhine river for many centuries. The red border means "disaster-stricken village and martyred in 1945".

Coat of arms (crest) of Biesheim

The arms in a street mosaic (Image Ralf Fischer)

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Literature: Image taken from <a href=http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages>here]], with permission; Wilsdorf et al, 1978.