Schaffhouse-près-Seltz

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SCHAFFHOUSE-PRÈS-SELTZ

Département : Bas-Rhin

Blason de Schaffhouse-près-Seltz/Arms (crest) of Schaffhouse-près-Seltz
Official blazon
French Taillé: au 1er mi-taillé de gueules à l'épée d'argent, garnie d'or posée en bande, au 2e d'argent à la crosse d'azur mouvant de la pointe.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms refer to the patron saint of the village, St. Martin. He cut his cloak in two pieces to give half to a beggar. Hence the division of the shield (compare Utrecht in the Netherlands), and the sword. As he was bishop of Tours, the lower half shows a crosier. The colours are the colours of the Alsace region.

Blason de Schaffhouse-près-Seltz

The arms on a cover (2006)

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Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963