Biesheim
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
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BIESHEIM
Département : Haut-Rhin
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1965.
The salmon in the arms refers to the importance of fishing in the Rhine river for many centuries. The red border means "disaster-stricken village and martyred in 1945".
Literature : Image taken from <a href=http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages>here]], with permission; Wilsdorf et al, 1978.