Wimmis

WIMMIS

Canton : Bern
Bezirk : Frutigen-Niedersimmental (until 2010 Niedersimmental)

Official blazon

In Rot eine zweitürmige silberne Burg.

Origin/meaning

The arms were devised and officially adopted in 1945. The castle is taken from the arms of the Lords of Weissenburg, and thus are canting (white-castle), and has been used by the city for several centuries. The arms were also used by the district Niedersimmental, of which the town was the capital.



	Different variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.

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