Meienried
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MEIENRIED
Canton : Bern
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
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, or land cleared for agriculture.
Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.