Wil (Sankt Gallen)

The arms from 2013 The arms from 1946	WIL (SG) Country : Switzerland Canton : Sankt Gallen Additions : 2013 Bronschhofen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":47.46399999999999863575794734060764312744140625,"lon":9.04260000000000019326762412674725055694580078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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German	(1946) In Silber aufrechter schwarzer Bär mit roter Zunge und Zeichen, links begleitet von schwarzem W. (2013) Gespalten von Weiss mit aufrechtem schwarzem Bär mit roter Zunge und rotem Geschlecht und von Schwarz mit gelber Ammonschnecke über weissen lateinischen V-doppio.
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Origin/meaning

The arms are a combination of the arms of the two former municipalities and were adopted in 2013. The previous arms were adopted on August 12, 1946.

The arms are known from seals and banners since 1425. The bear is the symbol of St. Gallus and taken from the arms of the powerful St. Gallen Abbey. The W is the initial for Wil.

Image gallery

The seal from the early 15th century
The seal from the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Die Gemeindewappen des Kantons Sankt Gallen, 1947; St. Galler Wappenbuch, 1991

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