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Revision as of 07:14, 7 April 2023
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Country : France  Département : Haut-Rhin  Additions:
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| French | D'argent à la croix pattée et alésée de sable en chef et au triangle du même vidé du champ en pointe. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms of Blotzheim are known since the 17th century. The symbols were granted, as the sentence "Ora et Labora" (latin for "to pray and to work"), by Louis XIVth when he passed by Blotzheim and had a dinner in its castle. The symbols refer to the sentence, the cross for "Ora" and the set square for "Labora".
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a cover (1981)
Literature: Image taken from http://cdhf.telmat-net.fr/villages, with permission; Wilsdorf et al., 1981.