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SCHALKENDORF

Département : Bas-Rhin

Blason de Schalkendorf/Arms (crest) of Schalkendorf
Official blazon
French

Parti: au 1er d'argent au lion de sable et à la bordure de gueules, au 2e de gueules à trois croisettes d'argent.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The lion rampant on the shield was to signify the noble house of the count of Hanau-Lichtenberg. The three white crosses on the red field represent the many Swiss that had come to work the lands of the counts. The white cross on the red field is the symbol of Switzerland.

Blason de Schalkendorf

The arms on a cover (1994)

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Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963; background from Geri Podskalny