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The arms show the patron saint St. Gallus and the bear, his symbol. Normally only the bear is used on arms as symbol of St. Gallus, the arms of Kriens are the only exception. According to legend a bear helped St. Gallus to collect wood in the forest. | The arms show the patron saint St. Gallus and the bear, his symbol, to which he gives a piece of bread. Normally only the bear is used on arms as symbol of St. Gallus, the arms of Kriens are the only exception. According to legend a bear helped St. Gallus to collect wood in the forest. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:kriensz1.jpg|center|300 px|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> Seal from 1792 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:kriens2.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on the town hall | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:kriens.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |align="center"|[[File:kriens.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:kriens3.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:kriens3.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | ||
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KRIENS
Canton : Luzern
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Origin/meaning
The arms show the patron saint St. Gallus and the bear, his symbol, to which he gives a piece of bread. Normally only the bear is used on arms as symbol of St. Gallus, the arms of Kriens are the only exception. According to legend a bear helped St. Gallus to collect wood in the forest.
 Seal from 1792 |
 The arms on the town hall |
 Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
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Literature : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997.