Forst (Bern)

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FORST

Canton : Bern
Incorporated into: 2007 Forst-Längenbühl

Wappen von Forst (Bern)/Arms (crest) of Forst (Bern)
Official blazon
German In Rot eine silberne Lilie, in silbernem Schildhaupt auf fünf grünen Hügeln fünf grüne Tannen.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The trees in the upper part of the arms are canting (Forst=forest), the fleur-de-lis in the lower part is taken from the seal of the Amsoldingen abbey, to which the village belonged. The arms were devised in 1923 and officially adopted in 1945.

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.



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