Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

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LAUFEN

Canton : Basel-Landschaft

Wappen von Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)/Arms (crest) of Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the arms of Basel and the Diocese of Basel, to which the city historically belonged. The arms are probably granted in 1296, but are known since 1327. In 1846 the district Laufen adopted the same arms.

There is a legend regarding the granting of the arms, see Porrentruy.

Seal of Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

The first seal (used from 1588)
Coat of arms (crest) of Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

The arms in 1918
(Daucourt, 1918)


Wappen von/Blason de Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

Wappen von/Blason de Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Wappen von/Blason de Laufen (Basel-Landschaft)

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.



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