Uri: Difference between revisions

From Heraldry of the World
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
Line 31: Line 31:
File:uri2.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Uri/Arms (crest) of Uri|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
File:uri2.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Uri/Arms (crest) of Uri|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
File:uri.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Uri/Arms (crest) of Uri|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
File:uri.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Uri/Arms (crest) of Uri|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
File:Uri1606.jpg|alt=Wappen von Uri/Arms (crest) of Uri|The arms on a glass panel in the Historisches Museum, Luzern
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 11:45, 5 July 2024

URI

Wappen von Uri/Arms (crest) of Uri

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms of Uri date from the early 13th century. The oldest known seal dates from 1249, but is probably older. It shows already a bull's head with a ring.

The bull was probably a canting symbol. The oldest Germanic tribes to settle in the area named the area Ur (wilderness). The land was inhabited by a kind of bulls, known as Urochs (Bos primigenus), the ancestor of our present cows.

The arms of the canton thus have basically not changed since.

Image gallery

Literature : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997.


Swiss heraldry portal



This page is part of the
Switzerland.jpg
Swiss heraldry portal


Logo-new.jpg
Heraldry of the World

Swiss civic heraldry:



  • Total pages in the Swiss section : 13,294
  • of which images : 6,876

Other heraldry:


Contact and Support

Partners:

Your logo here ?
Contact us



© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Ralf Hartemink arms.jpg
Index of the site