Oberburg (Bern)

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OBERBURG

Canton : Bern

Wappen von Oberburg (Bern)/Arms (crest) of Oberburg (Bern)

Official blazon

  • (de) In Schwarz auf grünem Dreiberg eine silberne Burg mit einem Zinnenturm, einem rot gedeckten Turm und zwei roten Hausdächern.

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, the name means high-castle or upper-castle. The oldest known use of the arms dates from 1591.

Wappen von/Blason de Oberburg (Bern)

Wappen von/Blason de Oberburg (Bern)

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Wappen von/Blason de Oberburg (Bern)

Literature: Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.



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