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WOLFENSCHIESSEN

Canton : Nidwalden

Arms of Wolfenschiessen

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing a wolf with an arrow (to shoot=schiessen). The arms were taken by the municipality around 1850 and are derived from the medieval Lords of Wolfenschiessen.

Seal of Wolfenschiessen

The seal of Johann von Wolfenschiessen, 1327
Seal of Wolfenschiessen

The arms on a stamp from 1980

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