Höngg

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HÖNGG

Canton : Zürich
Incorporated into : 1934 Zürich

Wappen von Höngg/Arms (crest) of Höngg

Official blazon

In Rot auf grünem Boden eine grüne Rebe mit drei blauen Trauben, die sich um einen goldenen Stickel rankt, im Schildhaupt begleitet rechts von einem silbernen Tatzenkreuz, links von einem silbernen Rebmesser mit goldenem Griff.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on March 12, 1928.

The arms show a grape vine, grape knife and a small cross. The arms are derived from the arms shown in the roll of arms of Konrad Meyer from 1674 for the district (Obervogtei) of Höngg. The arms also appear on numerous occasions, in books and on decorations, in the 18th century and afterwards. The oldest arms of Höngg are mentioned in 1485 in a local chronicle and show St. Mauritius on a red shield. A heraldic table from 1608 shows a blue shield with a plough below a knife flanked by two crosses. The vine and knife obviously refer to the viticulture in the area at the time. The meaning of the small cross is not known.

Wappen von/Blason de Höngg

The arms in 1860
Wappen von/Blason de Höngg

The arms on a postcard (pre 1940)
Wappen von/Blason de Höngg

Wappen von/Blason de Höngg

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Wappen von/Blason de Höngg



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