Vechigen

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VECHIGEN

Canton : Bern

Wappen von Vechigen/Arms (crest) of Vechigen
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Origin/meaning

The arms are canting. The origin of the name Vechigen is derived from the word Fäcke, which, in the local dialect, means wing. The wing is used as arms since the beginning of the 20th century.

Wappen von/Blason de Vechigen

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.



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