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The arms show a wolf's hook, a metal device placed in a piece of meat. The meat was placed as bait for wolves, and it was aimed to cut the intestines of the wolf, when it had eaten the meat. The symbol was chosen as a canting symbol, the name is derived from Wolfgangersheim, which means (in German), place of the wandering wolf. | The arms show a wolf's hook, a metal device placed in a piece of meat. The meat was placed as bait for wolves, and it was aimed to cut the intestines of the wolf, when it had eaten the meat. The symbol was chosen as a canting symbol, the name is derived from Wolfgangersheim, which means (in German), place of the wandering wolf. | ||
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File:Wolxheim1.jpg|alt=Blason de Wolxheim/Arms (crest) of Wolxheim|The arms in Hozier (1696) | File:Wolxheim1.jpg|alt=Blason de Wolxheim/Arms (crest) of Wolxheim|The arms in Hozier (1696) | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963 | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities W]] | [[Category:French Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:Bas-Rhin]] | [[Category:Bas-Rhin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:31, 22 April 2024
WOLXHEIM
Département : Bas-Rhin
| French | D'azur au crampon d'or posé en barre. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show a wolf's hook, a metal device placed in a piece of meat. The meat was placed as bait for wolves, and it was aimed to cut the intestines of the wolf, when it had eaten the meat. The symbol was chosen as a canting symbol, the name is derived from Wolfgangersheim, which means (in German), place of the wandering wolf.
Image gallery
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
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Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963