Wissembourg
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WISSEMBOURG
Département : Bas-Rhin
Additions : 1974 Altenstadt
| 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 | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
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 great seal (1278-1407)
The secret seal (1381-1471)
The arms on a 1626 coin
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
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)
The arms on a cover (2006)
The arms on a cover (2011)
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Index of the site
Literature : Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947