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|align="center"|[[File:belfort.hagfr.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |align="center"|[[File:belfort.hagfr.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:belfort.lau.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |align="center"|[[File:belfort.lau.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:belfort.pcfr.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a postcard from around 1900 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from [http://www.gaso.fr La banque du blason] (with permission); background from Alain-Yves REBOUL | [[Literature]] : Image taken from [http://www.gaso.fr La banque du blason] (with permission); background from Alain-Yves REBOUL | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
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BELFORT
Département : Territoire de Belfort
Origin/meaning :
The original arms of Belfort simply showed a silver castle on a blue field. The tower refers to the former Tour de la Miotte, situated on a hill on the eastern part of the city, opposite the castle. The hill is very hard to climb because of loose stones, hence the name Miotte (from miettes, loose stones). The tower was destroyed twice by the German army, in 1871 and 1940, but both times restored.
The letters B and F appeared on the arms in the 16th century.
I have no information on the base of the arms.
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
 The arms on a postcard from around 1900 |
Literature : Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission); background from Alain-Yves REBOUL