Blauen

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Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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BLAUEN

Canton : Basel-Landschaft (until 1994 Bern)

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms, without the star, are the arms of the Lords of Rotberg, who owned the castle in Blauen in the 14th century. The star was added in 1946, when the arms were officially adopted.

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.