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'''Département''' : [[Bas-Rhin]][[File:Bas-Rhin.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Département''' : [[Bas-Rhin]][[File:Bas-Rhin.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> |
Revision as of 10:47, 21 May 2023
Country : France Département : Bas-Rhin Additions :
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French | De gueules à un château-fort d'argent, ouvert du champ, coulissé de sable, à deux tours crénelées d'argent, le tout ajouré et maçonné de sable. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting, the name is derived from Weissen-Burg or white-castle. The castle already appeared on 13th century seals of the city and the arms basically have never been changed since.
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from 1938
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a postcard
The arms on a street sign (source)
Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947