La Croix-aux-Mines: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{media1}}" to "{{media}}") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]" to "|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]]") |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Département : [[Vosges]] | Département : [[Vosges]] | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 20 August 2023
LA CROIX-AUX-MINES
Département : Vosges
| French | Coupé: au 1er d'or à la bande de gueules chargée de trois alérions d'argent, au 2e d'argent à deux pics de mineur de sable passés en sautoir. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
As its name suggests, the town was famous for its mines, hence the miner's axes. Known from the 12th century, the local silver mines experienced great activity in the 16th century. As they were the property of the Dukes of Lorraine, the chief shows the ducal arms of Lorraine.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
French heraldry portal
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
French heraldry:
Overseas territories:
|
Selected collector's items from France:
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site