Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine
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SAINTE-CROIX-EN-PLAINE
Département : Haut-Rhin
| French |
D'azur à la croix haussée, tréflée, au pied fiché d'argent, à deux crosses affrontées d'or, fûtées d'argent, passées en sautoir et brochant sur le tout. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The cross in the arms is a canting symbol (Saint Croix means Holy Cross) and refers to the foundation of the local abbey in 1034 by the Count of Eguisheim. His son later became Pope Leo IX. The two crosiers refer to both the abbey as well as this pope.
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900 |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 | |
 The arms on a cover (1988) |
 The arms on a cover (1991 |
Literature: Image taken from http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages, with permission.