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'''DAMBACH-LA-VILLE''' | '''DAMBACH-LA-VILLE''' | ||
Département : [[Bas-Rhin]] | Département : [[Bas-Rhin]] | ||
[[File:dambachv.jpg|center]] | [[File:dambachv.jpg|center|alt=Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''French''' | |||
| D'or au sapin de sinople terrassé de gueules, à l'ours de sable rampant contre le sapin. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The name Dambach is derived from the German Tannenbach, or stream near the pine trees, hence the pine in the arms. The town is situated in the Vosges mountains, near the Bernstein forest and estate. Bernstein means bear-stone, hence the bear in the arms. Another explanation for the bear is the following story :<br> | The name Dambach is derived from the German Tannenbach, or stream near the pine trees, hence the pine in the arms. The town is situated in the Vosges mountains, near the Bernstein forest and estate. Bernstein means bear-stone, hence the bear in the arms. Another explanation for the bear is the following story :<br> | ||
Just after the village was founded a child was lost in the hills surrounding the village, when she came to face a bear, who was eating wild grapes. After the bear was driven away, the villagers decided to start to cultivate the grapes and ever since viticulture has been part of the village. | Just after the village was founded a child was lost in the hills surrounding the village, when she came to face a bear, who was eating wild grapes. After the bear was driven away, the villagers decided to start to cultivate the grapes and ever since viticulture has been part of the village. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z1.png|300 px|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The oldest seal of Dambach-la-Ville | ||
|align="center"|[[File:dambach.hagfr.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Hozier (1696) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-tr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Traversier (1842) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Dambach (Bas-Rhin)s.jpg|400 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Literature-France|Schœnhaupt, 1900]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:dambach.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|300 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a cover (1985) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome II : Communes du département (Achenheim a Dimbsthal). 1950 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome II : Communes du département (Achenheim a Dimbsthal). 1950 | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities D]] | [[Category:French Municipalities D]] | ||
[[Category:Bas-Rhin]] | [[Category:Bas-Rhin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:35, 30 January 2024
DAMBACH-LA-VILLE
Département : Bas-Rhin
| French | D'or au sapin de sinople terrassé de gueules, à l'ours de sable rampant contre le sapin. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The name Dambach is derived from the German Tannenbach, or stream near the pine trees, hence the pine in the arms. The town is situated in the Vosges mountains, near the Bernstein forest and estate. Bernstein means bear-stone, hence the bear in the arms. Another explanation for the bear is the following story :
Just after the village was founded a child was lost in the hills surrounding the village, when she came to face a bear, who was eating wild grapes. After the bear was driven away, the villagers decided to start to cultivate the grapes and ever since viticulture has been part of the village.
 The oldest seal of Dambach-la-Ville |
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms in Traversier (1842) |
s.jpg) The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900 |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a cover (1985) |
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Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome II : Communes du département (Achenheim a Dimbsthal). 1950