Bantzenheim

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BANTZENHEIM

Département : Haut-Rhin

Official blason

(fr) D'azur au mont de trois coupeaux d'or, mouvant de la pointe, surmonté d'un fer à cheval d'argent, les huit trous de clous ajourés du champ.

Origin/meaning

The village adopted these arms in the late 17^th century. The three mounts are the Schwarzwald (black forest), the Jura and the Vosges. These three mountain ranges can be see from the village. The horseshoe symbolises the fact that the village used to be a Roman post relay.