Wittenbach (Sankt Gallen)

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WITTENBACH

Canton : Sankt Gallen

Wappen von Wittenbach (Sankt Gallen)/Arms (crest) of Wittenbach (Sankt Gallen)

Official blazon

Auf blaugewelltem Schildfuss mit silber­ nem Wellenbalken in Rot drei silberne Weiden mit je drei Zweigen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on June 3, 1942.

As no historical arms or images were known, the arms were designed in 1929, first used in 1939 and officially adopted in 1942. The arms are canting, the name is derived from Weiden-Bach, or willow-stream.



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Literature : Die Gemeindewappen des Kantons Sankt Gallen, 1947; St. Galler Wappenbuch, 1991