Schalkendorf
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SCHALKENDORF
Département : Bas-Rhin
| French |
Parti: au 1er d'argent au lion de sable et à la bordure de gueules, au 2e de gueules à trois croisettes d'argent. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The lion rampant on the shield was to signify the noble house of the count of Hanau-Lichtenberg. The three white crosses on the red field represent the many Swiss that had come to work the lands of the counts. The white cross on the red field is the symbol of Switzerland.
 The arms on a cover (1994) |
Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963; background from Geri Podskalny