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Revision as of 06:47, 2 August 2023

WIMMIS

Canton : Bern
Bezirk : Frutigen-Niedersimmental (until 2010 Niedersimmental)

Wappen von Wimmis/Arms (crest) of Wimmis

Official blazon

In Rot eine zweitürmige silberne Burg.

Origin/meaning

The arms were devised and officially adopted in 1945. The castle is taken from the arms of the Lords of Weissenburg, and thus are canting (white-castle), and has been used by the city for several centuries. The arms were also used by the district Niedersimmental, of which the town was the capital.

Wappen von/Blason de Wimmis

Wappen von/Blason de Wimmis

Wappen von/Blason de Wimmis

Wappen von/Blason de Wimmis

Different variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature: Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.



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