Wülflingen

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Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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WÜLFLINGEN

Canton : Zürich
Incorporated into : 1922 Winterthur

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show a wolf with a goose in its mouth. The canting wolf has already been used by the village and by important families in the village since medieval 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 chamged to the composition of the historical seals. The colours were formally established in 1930.

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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Ziegler, 1977