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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • Arms of swiss municipalities starting with the letter A
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...has issued a large number of coffee creamer lid series, including one with a heraldic theme. Municipalities (incomplete)
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  • ...ea, a blue river in green fields. The ring and the star symbolise the four municipalities that were united. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...lynx and a tree. The lynx, very unusual in Swiss heraldry, is,according to a legend, derived from the fact that in strong winters these cats came to the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...presents the Chasseral mountain. The colours are those of the three former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • ...in. These symbols are both canting elements : a coin for Geld (money), and a bath for Gelte (dialect for Zuber). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • ...normally shown as a knight, cutting his cloak with a sword to give part to a beggar. This is symbolised in the above arms by the sword and cloak. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ===Swiss Cantons=== ===Swiss Canton Series (1897)===
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  • The arms show a chamois, as a symbol for the typical wildlife in the area. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...red, or Swiss, cross refers to the nickname of the villagers, "Schweizer" (Swiss). The combination of colours is also identical to the colours of Hessen. [[Category:German Municipalities A]]
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  • ...e arms of the Nobles of Sool. The sun may be a canting element, the castle a simplified image of the local castle. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...village showed the arms of the Swiss Republic from the early 19th century, a shield with fasces. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities U]]
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  • ...Germanic tribe. Heri means sword, mar famous. The oak leaves are taken as a symbol for fame. The arms were devised in 1939. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • ...with in the base a mountain with four summits, one for each of the former municipalities. The tree and cornucopia refer to the rich fields. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...town dates from 1811 and shows a knife surrounded by grape leaves. In 1830 a new seal was used that showed the arms of Baden surrounded by several farmi ...cate the importance of viticulture in the area. The bordure symbolises the Swiss country surrounding the municipality.
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...bolising the river, but was also a colour of nearly all arms of the former municipalities. The arms were chosen by a local referendum with 5 different other proposals :
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  • The arms show a letter M as the inital of the municipality with in the base a wavy bar for the Maggia river. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • The arms show a deer antler ending in a trefoil. The arms are based on an image dating from 1635, but their origin [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • ...rt in 1684. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the court used a seal with only a simple cross, but the arms are based on the oldest seal. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...the [[Diocese of Chur]] (a black ibex on silver) , as the family performed a number of church functions for the diocese as early as 1400. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements from the arms of the three former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show a knife used in the viniculture, and a plough iron. Both are symbols for the agriculture in the municipality. The [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...obably based on the arms of [[Menzingen]], which shows three pine trees on a hill. Neuheim belonged to Menzingen until 1848. ...ve official arms, but used the arms of the Canton Zug with the addition of a letter N.
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...&quot;place of Hazzo&quot;, Hazzo being a Allaman name. The Allamans were a Germanic tribe living in present Switzerland in late Roman times. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H|Hatzingen]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms were devised in 1939 and show a rose as a symbol for the sun in the village. The bar symbolises the road built by the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities J]]
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  • ...n the village. During the early 20th century the village used bit a red as a blue shield. The heraldry commission of the canton suggested the use of the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • The arms are a combination from elements from the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...he same time is a symbol for the Säckingen Abbey, which ruled the area for a long time. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Munchwilen]]
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  • ...in all for former municipalities. The four stars symbolise the four former municipalities and the base indicates the hilly landscape. A second proposal was rejected in a village referendum, showing the same symbolism, but in blue and silver only
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  • The arms are canting, showing the fountain from the old arms and a cross from the arms of Montécu. The previous arms showed a canting fountain.
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  • ...arms show a moor, a canting symbol for Möriken. The moor has been used as a symbol for the village since the late 16<sup>th</sup> century. The mountain is a symbol for Wildegg.
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • ...e devised in 2019 and are a combination of the arms from Mühlethurnen with a ball from the arms of Lohnstorf. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • ...taken from the old arms of Linn and four stars, one for each of the former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B|Bozberg]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • ...rning torch is a symbol for the fires set as alarm during the centuries on a mountaintop close to the village. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...4-1964 the village used arms showing in blue a mountain and a pine tree on a green base. As these arms were not very specific to the village new arms we [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...enburg (bear-castle). The castle existed from around 1100 until 1450. Only a few ruins remain of the castle at present. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...e local patron saint, who fought a bear with a stick of wood. The cross is a symbol for the former chapel of St. Gallus. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • The arms show a hand, a canting symbol derived from the arms of the Hendschikon family, mentioned i [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show a salt bucket, and is a canting symbol, Sulz is derived from Salzwasser, or salt water. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the elements of the arms of the previous municipalities; the boar and cross from Porsel, the birch tree from Bouloz and the cross a [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • ...ee linden trees, which were first mentioned as a symbol for the village on a flag dating from 1775. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show the upper part of a crosier, symbol of St. Germanus, patron saint of Abtwil. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities U]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • ...ilt in such a way that the sun shines exactly at the church.The chamois is a symbol for the local nature. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • ...or small monastery. There is, however, no archaeological evidence for such a church or chapel. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...er importance, the fish was chosen in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century as a symbol, due to the importance of fisheries at the time. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show a tree trunk, which is a canting symbol for the former village of Durschen (which means tree trunk). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The arms were already designed in 2015 and are a combination of elements from the two former arms. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two previous municipalities. The arms indicate the (former) importance of mining in the area. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The otter is taken from a legend, in which an otter entered the local castle by the stairs. This is a ...e-Savoie)|French part]] the colours of the field and star are blue, on the Swiss part, they are red.
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  • The arms are based on elements from the arms of the four former municipalities. The bicoloured bend represents the chevrons from Griesenberg and Strohwile [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the three former municipalities; the eagle from Le Cr&ecirc;t and Progens; the cow from Grattavache and the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • ...se the region; a tree trunk for the forests, a trefoil for the meadows and a small hill for the mountains. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Morel-Filet]]
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  • ...own arms of the village date from a map from 1597 and show a wavy bar, not a bend and no fish. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Middes (ring) and Torny-le-Grand. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show a doe, derived from the arms of the Counts of Tierstein, who originated from ...on official papers. The first design, however, looked more lake a dog than a deer... so the design was changed in the 1950s.
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  • The arms are a combination of (elements of) the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...arms of the Gotteshaus-alliance. The canton of Graubünden is historically a combination of three alliances, one being the Gotteshaus-alliance to which [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show St. Mauritius on a horse, a symbol which has been used on the banners of the Lugnez district since the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms show a dog, a canting symbol (Hund = dog). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Onnens (cross) and Lentigny/Lovens (pales). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...e mobilization of 1914-1918, the town offered its soldiers a medal showing a Saint George killing the legendary dragon. In 1923, the canting saint from this medal was taken as a municipal coat of arms, with the colours of Aubonne, chief town of the dist
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...district, which was changed to a municipality in 2015 by merging all nine municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a fish (Fisch). Already in 1914 a design with two fish (for each of the villages) and a wavy bend sinister (Bach, meaning brook or stream) was proposed. The munici
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  • ...ps from Goumoëns-le-Jux. The three scallops also refer to the three former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • The key is a symbol for the Kelleramt form Zürich, which had several privileges in the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms of the village in the 18<sup>th</sup> century showed a bird in a cage (Käfig). In the early 20<sup>th</sup> century the above arms were des [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • The arms show a garb and sickle, symbols for agriculture. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a water-mill wheel (Mühle=mill). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the two former arms. The arms were based on the winning proposal of a referendum, in which three proposals could be chosen:<br>
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • ...ocal patron saint (Petrus), but all known images show a normal person, not a saint. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities U|Unterageri]]
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  • ...for the town's initial. The two bunches of grapes stand for the two former municipalities. The base shows a wavy bar for the Talbach and Aare rives.
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  • ...bittern, a typical bird for the moors in the area. The bird was chosen as a symbol for the village in 1780. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...scs are a canting element (Holz=wood), and the arms are first mentioned in a late 18<sup>th</sup> century roll of arms. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms show a canting swan, and was already used as a symbol for the village on the local fountaun from 1718. The origins, howeve [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...lity. In 1930 the arms were explained with the following motto : Strong as a bull, precious as gold. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • ...e branches refer to the three former municipalities. The branch (Stamm) is a canting element. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...on a canting mountain (mont). The wolf is taken as Du Loup (loup=wolf) was a very common family name in 1928. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...rms were adopted in 2010 and are a combination of three arms of the former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • ...he municipality is in the district of Erlach. The left part shows a ear as a symbol of the agriculture in the municipality. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Muntschemier]]
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  • ...revolt from 1612-1614 which originated near Mumpf. The revolt was against a tax on wine. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a wolf with an arrow (to shoot=schiessen). The arms were taken by the municip ...center"|[[File:Ch-1190.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a stamp from 1980
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  • ...Abbey, to which the area historically belonged, and a vine with grapes as a symbol of viticulture. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms date from the 1930s and show a small peat house, which was a small house used to dry the local peat. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • The arms show a pine tree on a mountain, symbol for the forested mountains surrounding the village. The sy [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...of the four municipalities in the Montet-Cudrefin parish were included in a new glass-stained window of the parish church. The arms show a bunch of grapes as a symbol for the local viticulture, and the letter V as the initial of the mu
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  • ...pc.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a postcard ...pc.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a postcard
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  • The arms are a combination of the elements of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • | (1945) In Rot drei a usgerissene grüne Tannen mit silbernen Stämmen.<br> The arms are a combination of elements from the arms of the three former municipalities.
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the three former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • ...ntain, for the former spa Bad Knutwil in the municipality. The village was a possession of the Lords of Wildberg until 1484 when it was sold to the city [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...re owned by the Säckingen Abbey in the Middle Ages. The two wheat-ears are a symbol of the farming communities of Ober- and Unterzeihen. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • The arms show a strawberry blossom, which stands for the growth of wild strawberrys all ove [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms show a bear holding a trunk. The bear is the symbol of St. Gallus (Sankt Gallen), the patron sain ...center"|[[File:wassen2.jpg|center]] <br/> The arms of Wassen as shown on a fountain in the village. (image by Paolo Belloni)
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  • ...son from (now) the Netherlands passed through the area and was attacked by a bear. He survived the attack and ever since the bear is the symbol of the v ...of a governor/sheriff of King Charles the Great, as in the area there was a Royal farm/estate. However, the use of arms only started 300 years after th
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  • The new arms combine the arms of the three former municipalities. The previous arms showed a bear holding a tree:
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  • The arms are probably canting (Balm as Palm, the plant is a Stechpalme, or holly) and are used by the municipality since 1780. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • ...of the four municipalities in the Montet-Cudrefin parish were included in a new glass-stained window of the parish church. The wall (mur) is a canting symbol. The colours indicate that the municipality is on the border
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  • The arms are used since 1944 and the plough-iron is most likely a symbol for the local agriculture. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a castle (Burg) and a pine tree. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a grapevine. The name means wine-garden. The colours are taken from the arms [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...agel' a kind of pin used in a plough. The first time the arms appear is on a borderstone from 1853. Why this, unique, symbol was chosen is not known. ...fficial stamp and letters until 1931. As the combination of a white pin on a half white shield was not heraldically correct, the arms were changed in 19
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  • The arms symbolise in the upper half the merger of the four former municipalities. The pieces are shown in the colours of the Fribourg Canton. The base is canting, Belmont means 'beautiful mountain' and the Broye is a local river, symbolised by the wavy bar.
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  • The goose is a canting element (Gans). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...ly and seen slightly from aside. The image also contained a grape vine and a green base. The present simplified image was designed and adopted by the lo ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940)
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  • ...e arms have been used since the 19th century, but the colours have changed a bit during the years. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms show a canting fox (renard) on a shield with the arms of [[Aigle]], capital of the district. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The arms show a knife used in the viniculture, the main occupation of the inhabitants. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • ...nknown. The arms are known since 1780, and the Pegasus may be derived from a griffin or an eagle. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Niedersommeri (falcon) in the colours of Obersom [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms show a pigeon holding an olive branch. I have no information about its meaning. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • ...gin of the griffin is not known. The griffin appears for the first time on a seal from 1783 and used until 1832. ...f the arms of the 15th century Leydier family in the village, which showed a dragon.
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  • ...singen show a lynx, which in the new arms is combined with three stars and a blue point. The lynx (German Luchs) is a canting element. The two stars symbolise the villages of Luchsingen and Adl
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  • ..., which is a canting element (Mühle=mill). The upper half shows an oar and a boat-hook, which symbolise the shipping on the Walensee near the village. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Muhlehorn]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Forst and Längenbühl. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • The arms are devised in 1910 and are canting, the name means a doe on a river bank. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...ents of the arms of the former municipalities. A beech leaf for Goldingen, a cross for St. Gallenkappel and the rose from the old arms. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms show a violin and are derived from the arms of the Lords of Stein in the 14<sup>th [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The deer, a roe (Reh), is a canting element. The orb is derived from the arms of [[Rohrdorf]], to which [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...ting, showing a peartree (Birne). The current arms date from 1965, and are a simplified version of the arms used since the 19th century, see below. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms show a bunch of grapes, which already appear on the oldest seal of the district, d [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...symbol for the 'In Tann' area, which means 'In the pine tree', and thus is a canting symbol. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K|Kolliken]]
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  • ...anting. The village is called Sattel because it is situated on a saddle in a range of mountains. The name first appears in 1269. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the lion of Gluringen and the bridge of the arms of Reckinge [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The original arms of Belfaux showed a deer on a hill with a small cross. The deer is taken from the arms of the Counts of Thierstein, w After the merger with Cutterwil in 1977 new arms were designed, showing a linden tree (even though the name could have been derived from 'bellus fagu
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  • ...how two corn cobs as a symbol for the local agriculture and a wavy bar, as a symbol for the Rhein river. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • ...in the area in the Middle Ages. The colour of the field was made green, as a canting symbol for Ried (area cleared for agriculture). The two stars repre [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • ...issues at the time. According to the Bern Archives, the arms were black on a red field. ...eutingen in 1480 on the baptismal font, as in 1480 the local chapel became a new parish church.
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The flames are a symbol of the H. Polykarp, the local patron saint. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...e=beech in German) and thus are canting. They appear for the first time on a stained-glass window from the second half of the 16th century. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...er point in the arms is a chanting symbol. The village is in a vally, with a very narrow (Eng) entrance, which is symbolised by the point. The bridge is [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms are based on the arms of a Konrad von Teuffenthal from 1322. As municipal arms used since 1945. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • The jar is a symbol of St. Verena, the patron saint of the village. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • After the merger with the 6 other municipalities the arms did not change. ...a city with a strong connection to the Swiss Confederation, but not being a canton by itself, although 'cantonal arms' with an goat were known, see bel
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  • ...cross is taken as a symbol for the hospital. The plough iron was added as a symbol for the agriculture in the municipality. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Munchringen]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the old arms of Montagny-la-Ville and Montagny-les-Monts. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • The arms show three mushrooms (Morcheln, I have no English name), a typical mushroom in the area. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the wavy bend from the arms of Chandon, with two stars, one [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L|Lechelles]]
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  • ...s were adopted in 2013 and are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a beaver (Biber) on a stone (Stein). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms are a combination of a canting mountain (Berg) in the base of the arms. The village belonged forme [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • ...a canting symbol) under two stars and a sun. The symbol first appeared on a coin from 1498, but without the sun and stars. The stars and sun appear onl [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms are based on a 17th century seal of the village, which showed a branch of unknown origin. The colours were added only in 1929. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...of viticulture in the municipality at the time. The letter W is taken from a local seal from 1334. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • The arms with a crayfish are based on the nickname of the villagers at the time. I have no [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • ...rom the arms of [[Muri (Aargau)|Muri]], as the village was for a long time a possession of the Muri Abbey. The idea of the use of the arms of Muri alrea [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms are devised in 1945 and show a canting castle (Burg). The wavy bars represent the health resort and spa. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...a was a possession of the Counts of Habsburg in medieval times. The oar is a canting element (Ruderstetten, Ruder is oar). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...5th century. The fish at the time was black and tilted 45 degrees, only on a map of the Luzern Canton from between 1597-1613 the fish was shown as above [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...1, and are based on the old arms of Vallamand (grapes), with a letter V on a quartered shield. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show a dog, which can already be seen on a glass-stained window dating from 1596. The meaning of the dog is not known. ...legend a barking dog warned the villagers for the advancing army and thus a dog was taken as the symbol of the village.
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  • The arms are probably not official and were taken from a cover. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • Gersau was a separate republic from 1390-1798 and from 1814-1817, from 1798-1814 and sin ...free territory, only responsible to the Emperor itself. It has always been a very small canton and not much is known about its seals and arms.
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  • | Red a lion rampant Or. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T|Thorigen]]
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  • ...village formerly part of the Barony of Aubonne, Marchissy has a church on a hill and two beautiful linden trees. This picturesque appearance appeared o [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...lage adopted arms consisting of a red shield with two golden lions holding a checquered bar. This image was still used in 1810, but later the older (abo [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • ...on, derived from the arms of the Counts of Kyrburg, who ruled the area for a long time (see also [[Thurgau]]). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • ...adopted in 1944. The area was already inhabited by the Romans, and in 1890 a Roman helmet was found near the village. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • The cross is derived from the arms of [[Hungary]], as the village was a possession of the Königsfelden Abbey, which was founded by Queen Agnes of [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P|Pery-La Heutte]]
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  • The arms show a knife and a ploughshare, symbols for the viticulture and agriculture in the municipalit [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • The arms show the image of St. Valentinus as a bishop. The local church was devoted to the bishop since 1465, and the imag [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the elements of the arms of the previous municipalities; the lion is taken from the arms of Le Bry, the bend from Avry and the pale [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • ...Bishops of Konstanz, who appointed the local Vogt (sheriff, governor). For a long time these were from the Brünsi family, hence the choice for the star [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...onfusion with the arms of [[La Joux]]. The white colour symbolises snow as a canting element (Enny or 'en neige', with snow). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arems show a supposedly canting element : Scala, Latin for stairs. The trefoils symbolis [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...use of a city seal. Imprints of the seal have survived from 1301 and show a single tower, see below. ....jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a seal from 1271.
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  • ...longed. The plum tree is a canting element, Premi being the local word for a plum tree. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • ...seal, but with five pine trees and St. Vincentius as supporter. Seals with a similar composition were still in use in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. [[Category:Swiss Districts]]
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  • ...isch. The lion is the lion of Habsburg, as the village was for a long time a possession of the [[Principality of Habsburg|Counts of Habsburg]]. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • The former communal inn, destroyed by a fire in 1908, bore a sign "Aux Trois Sapins" ("the three pine trees"), attested as early as 1822 [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the two former arms. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the lion in the golden bend from the arms of Farvagny-le-Pet [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]]
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  • The arms show a grape vine as symbol for the viticulture, which has been of importance for [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B|Buhl]]
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  • The arms show a swan and some reeds, derived from a seal from Hartmann of Hunaberg (1363), who owned the large farm in the vill [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the two arms of the former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • .... In a roll of arms from 1691 the arms are shown without the lion and with a silver star. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...mbolises the mill that used to operate in the village. The star symbolises a peaceful future. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms are canting, this type of axe is a Reuthau in German. The oldest known uses of the arms date from 1711 and 171 [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R|Ruti bei Buren]]
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  • ...ries, a high degree of independence. The Cantons comprise a total of 2,485 municipalities, which, in some cantons, are clustered into Districts (Bezirke, Rayons). All cantons and nearly all the municipalities use arms. Only a few districts use arms.
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  • ...show the Broye river, with a bridge indicating the connection betwene the municipalities. I have no information on the meaning of the pales. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • The arms are derived from a coat of arms in the local village church. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • ...of Oberwil and Niederwil before they merged into Rothrist. The base shows a mountain, symbol of the forested hills of the area. <br/> The red colour is a canting element (Rot=red) and is derived from the red colour of the local c
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L|Luterswil-Gachliwil]]
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  • ...settlements in the area, indicating that the region has been inhabited for a very long time. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities U]]
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  • ...here the squirrel nibbles on an acorn. Later images show the squirrel with a nut or an acorn, and in 1900 he was surrounded by oak leaves. In 1929 the o ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940)
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  • The crossbow is taken from a seal, dating from 1235, of a knight, Johann von Hochdorf, genannt von Hildesrieden. He thus probably was [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...ow the importance of viticulture in the area. The grape vines are known as a symbol of the village since 1830. The present arms were devised in 1920 and [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...s were only officially adopted in 1963. The red wheel was then replaced by a silver one. ...ed horizontally in blue and gold, with a golden star in the upper half and a black canting mill (Müller=miller) wheel in the lower half.
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Berlens and the old arms of M&eacute;zi&egrave;r [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Mezieres]]
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  • | Gules, a bell Or. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...rom the arms of the medieval Lords of Rotberg, which owned the village for a long time. The arms were used since 1915, but were officially adopted only [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B|Bozen]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...dle mill), meaning that there were at least two more mills, an 'upper' and a 'lower' mill. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The arms show a bear's claw and three stars above a mountain. The claw and stars are derived from the medieval Lords of Vilinge [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • The arms are supposedly based on the arms of a family Von Ostermundigen, but there is no proof of such arms. The present a [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • The arms were devised in 1933 and are canting. The upper part shows a rose, for Meien, or bunch of flowers. The lower part symbolises the Ried, o [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • ...ish is a symbol for the Veyron river, with the fish ('vairons') also being a canting element. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the arms of Brig and Glis. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...int of the St. Bernhard Abbey, which had a priory in Etoy. The squirrel is a symbol for the local nickname of the villagers. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • ...istorf with in the black pale an additional pine tree for Heinrichswil and a ploughshare for Hersiwil. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • The arms show a millstone, but the meaning I don't know. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • *(old) De gueules a la fasce ondee d'argent, chargee d'un poisson au naturel, et abaissee s The cross frefly on a red background is the symbol of St. Maurice, the patron of the ancient chur
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  • The arms are a combination of the old arms of Kradolf and Schönenberg an der Thur. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • ...show a blue circle, taken from the arms of the Counts of [[Lenzburg]], and a crown taken from the arms of the Schänis Abbey. Count Arnold von Lenzburg [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the former arms and the arms of Lanzenneunforn. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...on the arms of the Counts of Nidau, or [[Neuchâtel]], over which is placed a wavy bend to symbolise the importance of water for the municipality. The ar [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B|Bruttelen]]
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  • ...Regensberg, and 1743 in a parish book. In both cases the star is golden on a blue field. ...ts. During the 19th century and early 20th century the colours were mainly a blue (or blue/red) star on gold.
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  • ...0 and showed some tools used in wine-making. A third showed a bracelet and a fourth an arrow, but all were rejected by the local council. <br/> In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the village arms showed a non-heraldic view of the village.
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...times. In the 19th century the village started to use proper arms, in blue a walking silver wolf. This was in the early 20th century changed to the comp [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W|Wulflingen]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of the three former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...(Kapfenstein) near Delfs in the municipality. The ibex is at the same time a symbol of the nature in the region. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K|Kublis]]
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  • ...the Rheinau Abbey, which already in medieval times used a blue shield with a silver salmon. ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940)
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  • The arms are a combination of elements of the arms of the two former municipalities. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...adopted on June 14, 1950, but have been used since the 1870s, sometimes as a white horse, but officially red since 1950. The horse is based on a local legend. In the 13th century a knight on horseback died near the village and the horse took him back to th
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  • The arms show a cross, derived from the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] National arms. The village be [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing an angel (Engel) on a mountain (Berg). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • ...undefined deciduous tree. In 1803 th etree was changed into a pine tree on a ground, which was also used on the seal from 1805. During the 19th century File:Bauma.zh.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bauma/Arms (crest) of Bauma|The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940)
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  • ...e old arms of Plaffeien with a fleur-de-lys from the arms of the two other municipalities. The wavy bars represent the Sense and Dütschbach rivers in the area. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Oberehrendingen (deer) and Unterehrendingen (pin [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms show a mitre and candles for the local patron saint. St. Blasius. The old village [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • ...e Julius II to the city of Mellingen in 1512. The village historically was a possession of Mellingen. ...use of the arms of the medieval Lords of Tägering from the Rüssegg family, a black unicorn in silver. The municipality, however, adopted the current arm
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  • The arms are based on a seal from the tenant of the Hettiswil Wine Estate from the 17th century. Th [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms show a wavy bend as a canting element (Bach = stream). The upper half is derived from the arms of [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms show a birch tree and two cranberry flowers, typical for the local vegetation in t [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...me of the villagers (I have no meaning of the origin of this nickname), on a stick. The latter refers to the name of the village, Essertes is derived fr [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • ...the village belongs. The bar is the important Sustenstrasse road, the hut a typical alpine hut found in the municipality. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...show a canting bull. The present arms show in the lower half of the field a wavy bar. The previous arms showed only a red field:<br />
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  • The arms are a combination of elements from the former arms, the boar from Villarepos (and The previous arms were the new arms and are a combination of the old arms (cross, see below) and the arms of Courtaman.
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  • ...n used as arms of the tows since the 16th century on seals (see below), on a key in the local church from 1502 and in many other places and sculptures f ...ppear for the first time in 1599 on a map of the town. They also appear on a seal from the early 17th century.
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  • ...brother was lord of Cossonay from 1673 to 1717, offered the local Council a stamp of silver with these arms. The arms have been used since. ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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  • ...er part of the Swiss Confederation. The arms of Habsburg are a red lion on a golden field. ...ar, when the city became part of Austria, the woman is holding the lion on a chain. The arms have not changed since.
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • The arms are devised in 1936. The arms are canting (in German), a Hütte is a factory, and here symbolises the glass factories. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...ries in the village. Even though the council approved the new proposal, in a referendum the new arms were rejected. One of the issues was that the fishi [[Category:Swiss Municipalities N]]
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  • ...ss by a unicorn, coming from an old village sign. This can also be seen as a canting element, the village name was pronounced as Cornens, which resemble [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • ...age belonged. The castle is placed in the upper (Ober) part of the arms as a canting element. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The seal of Arth showed a different composition, showing St. George, the local patron saint. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combiantion of the old arms and the arms of Arrissoules. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...of Frastranz, a small shepherd boy discovered in the mountains a patrol of Swiss soldiers. He blew his horn to warn his own people. [[Category:Austrian Municipalities F]]
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  • Parti d'argent et de gueules, a une couronne royale rodolphienne au naturel d'or gemmée d'azur, et de sino [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • ...hield symbolises the large avalanche that occurred in 1295 and resulted in a division of the village into the villages of Oberdorf and Niederdorf. Ever [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • ...in this monastery, where the arms are also shown. The colors are shown in a 14th century fresco, discovered near the vault. The village thus adopted th [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • ...ohanniter), who owned the local parish and appointed the local priests for a long time. The cross is not the regular cross of the Order, but the form as [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R|Romerswil]]
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  • ...th and 14<sup>th</sup> century most of the village and surroundings became a possession of the Lords von Eptingen. The family ruled the village until 15 ...ch is used in a book from 1678. Whether it was the actual symbol or simply a decoration is not known. In 1928 the local council thus decided to adopt th
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  • ...of the village, Arbor Felix, or happy tree. The arms were already used on a seal in 1455 and as arms in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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  • ...en colour. The burning sticks are symbolise burning Kienholz, and are thus a canting element. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • ...ficially granted in 1946 and were based on an old image from 1679 in which a foal was used as the village symbol. The colours were arbitrarily chosen in [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F|Fullinsdorf]]
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  • ...ase, the Heidenbüchel hill, the landmark in the municipality. The tower is a symbol for the former castle in the village. The colours are those of the H [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • ...re canting, showing the image of St. Martin of Tours cutting his cloak for a beggar. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...lten von Gelb mit aufrechter schwarzer Spitze, und von Weiss mit schwarzem A, oben und unten begleitet von je einem sechsstrahligen roten Stern. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The pine is taken as a symbol of the forests in the municipality. The claw is taken from the bear [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R|Ruschegg]]
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  • The arms show a cow's bell, a typical attribute of the cows in the Swiss and Austrian Alps. The village originally was dependent of cattle farming, [[Category:Austrian Municipalities N]]
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  • ...represent the two parts of the municipality, whereas the tower is taken as a symbol for the former [[Steffisburg]] district. The arms were devised in 19 [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...n the arms of the Hackbrett family, who owned an estate in the village for a long time. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • The staff is a symbol for the former Estate of Eichen, the four wheat-ears symbolise the f [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a willow (Weide). The willow appeared on the local seals since 1811. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...g the dragon. To distinguish these arms from similar arms with St. George, a small cross was added. The cross is the symbol of St. Andrew, patron saint [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...ea, to which the village belonged. The wheel is added to these arms and is a milling wheel, for the grain grown in the municipality. The arms are known [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the arms of Englisberg (lion) and Zimmerwald (pine trees). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...of arms from 1532 (see also [[Oberurnen]]). The wall anchor is taken from a later roll of arms and was shown next to the arms of the Uranen family. The [[Category:Swiss Municipalities N]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...:{{PAGENAME}}.zh.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1930s (?) [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a pear (Birne). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...the village, showing a mountain covered with pine trees and some chamois. A pine tree was also seen on the church bell of Roche dating from 1811. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The water mill (Mühle) wheel in the arms is a canting element. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Muhlau]]
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  • ...igin of the arms if not clear. The oldest known use of the arms dates from a 16th century stained-glass window bearing the arms of the State of Friborg ...red and blue, which thus may be the origin of the colours. They never used a quartered shield. Identical arms are used by the Lords of Belp, but there i
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  • The arms show a hawk, which may be canting (Habicht in German). The arms are known since 16 [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • When the arms were first adopted in 1906, it also included a heart between the columns, which was removed in 1923. ...d until 1536. The star in the chief of the Abbey arms has been replaced by a bunch of grapes for the importance of viticulture.
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  • ...en long bridge (Lange Brücke) and an Agnus Dei. The village is named after a Roman bridge, which was discovered in 1935. The Agnus Dei is taken from the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • ...nds symbolise the Rhein and its tributary, the smaller Sissle. The fork is a tool used by the salmon fishers, and indicates the historical importance of [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a water mill (Mühle) wheel. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Muhletal]]
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  • ...ach, who built the castle Oberreinach in Herlisberg. The lion is placed on a small hill to distinguish the arms of the village from those of the family. The arms were already shown on a map from 1597 for the village.
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  • The arms are canting, showing a linden (Linde) tree. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the green colour from the arms of Ferlans, the cross of Carr [[Category:Swiss Municipalities J]]
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  • ...the 18th century the linden point had been changed to a trefoil/clover and a mountain in base had appeared. The latter probably is taken from the arms o [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A|Altburon]]
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  • The arms are canting (coupe= chalice) and already appeared on a seal of the sixteenth century. ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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  • The wavy bend is a canting symbol (Bach=brook). The arms were adopted in 1929. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities Z]]
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  • The black quarters are canting for the Schwarzenegg village, the trees are a symbol for the forests in the area. The castle is taken from the arms of [[ [[Category:Swiss Municipalities U]]
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  • ...e small city of Eglisau appears first in a chronicle from 1488. Ever since a deer has been the symbol of the city, but the meaning of the deer is unknow ...the other direction, the small hill is missing or the colour is different. A brownn version appears on the old school building from 1682 and in two loca
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  • The arms show the symbol of the local agriculture and are used for a long time. The arms were officially adopted in 1946. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]]
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  • ...is canting for the village of Leu (Löwe=lion), whereas the hasel branch is a canting element for the village of Haslen (Hasel=hazel). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...ng wooden discs or squares were placed on long hasel sticks and sluch from a cliff into the village. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • ...for the National Expo (Landesausstellung) in 1939 the municipality needed a banner and arms. On April 14, 1939 the local council applied to the State A ...y clear. The linden tree was not recognizable as such, it just looked like a tree. They thus proposed two new designs:
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  • ...eenth and eighteenth centuries. The lower half is taken from arms found on a house in the village at the time. The origin is not known. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • The scythe is a symbol for the agriculture in the municipality. The arms were devised in 19 [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms show a canting deer (Hirsch). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the bridge from the arms of Steg and the shed and star from [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • ...f Dübendorf dating from 1292. Later images of the arms show the unicorn on a silver or blue background. The original seal showed only two pales, which w The arms as such are a combination of the two overlords of the Lords of Dübendorf, the Lords of [
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  • ...ch showed a man's head. Only on the seal of 1564 the head was changed into a Moor, probably based on some legends regarding Saracens in the region. The ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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  • ...was a snail. However, there was no historical evidence, until in the 1920s a image from 1845 was found, where the snail was shown. After some discussion ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940)
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  • ...that Bellmund was one of the 12 quarters of the district Nidau. The sun is a canting element, the name is supposedly derived from Belenus, the Germanic [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...nd are the arms of the Knights of Uranen ('Urnen') as amready mentioned in a roll of arms from 1532 (see also [[Niederurnen]]). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • The arms first appear, without the bell, on a banner presented to the village in 1898. In 1924 the local bell was added t [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • ...ow in the upper part the cross of the Knights of St. John. The village was a possession of the Knights until the Reformation in the 16<sup>th</sup> cent [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • The arms are derived from arms in the former Keller House, a former large farm belonging to an abbey in Unterniesenberg. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • The arms show a deer, symbol of the [[Sankt Blasius|St. Blasius]] Abbey, to which the villa [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • ...ôtier]] in mirrored position and colours, over which is placed a bend with a lion taken from the arms of the Chabiez family, who had an estate in the vi [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • The arms were devised and adopted in 1911 and show a strabge tree found at the time near the village. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms were devised in 1922 and show in the upper part a cross as a symbol of the St.Maurice Abbey, to which the village belonged. The lower pa [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...r lords of the village. The arms are also shown in the local church, where a small shield with the arms from Nikolaus Beeli can be seen, dating from the [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • ...ad a communal seal with seated twins, legs crossed. The twins are probably a canting element for the old Latin name of the village Villa Gemella (Villa [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • The arms are devised in 1940 and show the lion of [[Fraubrunnen]] holding a sickle. The village is in the district of Fraubrunnen en the agriculture is [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B|Buren zum Hof]]
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  • ...il.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a cover (mit [[Aschau im Zillertal]]) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities O]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a reed mace plant (Rohr). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The arms are known from a roll of arms fro 1730 (Wappenbuch Rusconi) and show the bend of the arms of [[Category:Swiss Municipalities N]]
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  • The arms are canting, showing a pear (Birne). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • ...lason de Fribourg/Wappen von Freiburg/Arms (crest) of Fribourg|The arms on a early 16th century coin ...lason de Fribourg/Wappen von Freiburg/Arms (crest) of Fribourg|The arms on a 1556 coin
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  • ...who traveled in the 18th century to Persia and modern India and who wrote a book about his travels, The book made the village well known in the 18th ce [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • The arms are based on the arms of the Lords of Péry, seen in a window in the church of Péry. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P|Pery]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...shield. A heraldic table from 1608 shows a blue shield with a plough below a knife flanked by two crosses. The vine and knife obviously refer to the vit ...h.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards|postcard]] (pre 1940)
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms show a linden leaf, probably derived from the name Lindwald (Linden-wood) in the a [[Category:Swiss Municipalities N]]
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  • ...ms thus have not changed since, although the Coffee Hag albums once showed a different version (see below). These arms are those of the Gingins family, ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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  • The combination of the deer antler and acorn is first known from 1611, on a decorative plate made for the village. It is also used in the Roll of Arms ...arms only showed an acorn and branch. The acorn was probably first used as a village symbol in the early 17<sup>th</sup> century. The meaning is not kno
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  • ...ing highe rin the mountains. The arms of Scheid and Tumegl/Tomils both had a star, the chevron is taken from the arms of Trans, the colours are those of [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • The arms are a combination of the former arms of Friedlisberg (St. Fridolin) and Rudolfste [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...1707) of Tannenberg district, to which Warth belonged until 1806. This was a canting symbol (Tanne=pine tree, Berg=mountain). ...Rettenberg family, who had many possessions in the area, and who also used a mountain in their arms.
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  • ...arms are canting, a ram (male sheep, Schaf is sheep in German) coming from a castle (Haus=house). The arms have been used since the 13th century. ...0.jpg|alt=Wappen von Schaffhausen/Arms (crest) of Schaffhausen|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
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  • The arms are canting, showing a sheep (Schaf), and were also used by the medieval Lords of Schafisheim. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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  • The arms show a rose, derived from the medieval arms of the Lords von Reichenburg. The arms [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • The arms replaced a bit more complicated arms, see below. The arms simply indicate the agricult [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • ...arms of the Seftigen district, to which the village belonged. The wheel is a canting element (Mühle=mill). The arms were adopted in 1945. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Muhledorf (Bern)]]
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  • ...a typical house of the region. The six small bars represent the six former municipalities. The green colour symbolises the nature, the silver the marble which is min [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • The arms show a shell, the symbol of St. James, the patron saint of Buttwil. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]]
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  • File:ch-1142.jpg|alt=Wappen von Aarburg/Arms (crest) of Aarburg|The arms on a 1978 stamp. ...Aarburg.okz.jpg|alt=Wappen von Aarburg/Arms (crest) of Aarburg|The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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  • The arms simply show three wheat ears as a symbol for the agricultural character of the village. The colours are those [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]]
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  • ...f Twann. The mountain in the base of the two old arms has been replaced by a wavy footer, symbolising the Bielersee lake. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities T]]
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  • ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • The arms were adopted on July 13, 1965 and are canting, showing a wool-comb (Hechel). ...comb appeared for the first time as arms in 1547 in a book and in 1667 on a map of the area.
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  • ...a chief of the [[Austria|Austrian]] arms. The city was for many centuries a possession of the Habsburg family, Dukes (later Emperors) of Austria. The a ...onwards the colours were reversed, a silver ball on a first a blue, later a red field. In the 16th century this composition was also used as arms, so t
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  • ...tle in the town and owned most of the area. Fürstenau never developed into a proper city though and is now the smallest city in Switzerland. ...lly have never changed during the centuries. Only in the Coffee Hag albums a different version appeared in one of the editions, see below.
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  • ...vised in 1905 and show the characteristic tree in the village at the time, a yew. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities H]]
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  • The arms show a castle, derived from the Roman name of the village, Castrum Rauracense (Cas [[Category:Swiss Municipalities K]]
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  • ...le in its arms. These are the arms of the Kock ('cook') family, taken from a stone cross in the village which was donated in 1622 by the family. Later t [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B|Buttikon]]
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  • ...urg]], and stands for the city of [[Laufenburg]], which owned the area for a long time. The stars symbolise the villages Wil, Oedenholz and Egg. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • The arms are based on the arms of the Von Krauchthal family, a rich family from Bern from the 15th century. The family became extinct in 1 ...pc.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postcard
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  • The upper part is taken as a symbol for Hans Roth. Roth originated from the village and saved the city o [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...a capital B placed on the whole. The second use of the letter B dates from a communion dish, undated, dating back to the first quarter of the 18th centu ...ourse of the 18th century and show a ram in a bend accompanied in chief by a star. These arms have been in use until the late 19th century.
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  • The municipality also uses a different symbolism for the arms: the three bars represent the Schwarzbäch [[Category:Swiss Municipalities U]]
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  • The arms show a grill, symbol of St. Lawrence the local patron saint since at least the 15t [[Category:Swiss Municipalities V]]
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  • ...rs. The meaning of these arms is not known, but the arms already appear on a glass window from 1604. The arms are also shown on several seals of the tow [[Category:Swiss Municipalities N|Nafels]]
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  • The arms with a badger are based on the nickname of the villagers at the time. I have no in [[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...nct in the beginning of the seventeenth century. Their arms can be seen in a glass window in the local chapel and were adopted by the municipality in 19 [[Category:Swiss Municipalities D]]
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  • ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...he municipality was Fryberg as well. The star had 13 points for the 13 old municipalities.<br> ...ere have been 17 old municipalities (until 2004), the star was replaced by a sun with 17 rays.
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  • The arms show an ibex on a mountain and are derived from the medieval arms of the Lords of Remigen. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities R]]
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  • ...rstein, who ruled the area in historical times. The green base is added as a canting element (Ried = land cleared for agriculture). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]]
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  • ...kz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) [[Category:Swiss Municipalities P]]
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  • The arms show poppy as a canting symbol (from Mägi, dialect for Mohn). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Magenwil]]
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  • The arms show a wavy point, which symbolises the Linth river from its source until it reach [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]]
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  • ...from the arms of the district of Laupen, to which the village belongs, and a canting monk (Mönch). [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M|Munchenwiler]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • [[Category:Swiss Municipalities A]]
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  • ...ymbolise the agriculture in the village. The arms are known since 1730, on a stone in the local church. [[Category:Swiss Municipalities S]]
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