Wolfenschiessen

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WOLFENSCHIESSEN

Canton : Nidwalden

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.

The seal of Johann von Wolfenschiessen, 1327

The arms on a stamp from 1980

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