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'''WALCHWIL''' | '''WALCHWIL''' | ||
Canton : [[Zug]] | Canton : [[Zug]] | ||
[[File:walchwil.jpg|center]] | [[File:walchwil.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show a pine tree on a mountain, symbol for the forested mountains surrounding the village. The symbol is already seen as symbol for the village in 1679. Ever since the arms of the village have shown the same composition, however, the colours have changed regularly during the centuries. | The arms show a pine tree on a mountain, symbol for the forested mountains surrounding the village. The symbol is already seen as symbol for the village in 1679. Ever since the arms of the village have shown the same composition, however, the colours have changed regularly during the centuries. | ||
The six pine cones also may refer to the six most important families in the village; Enzler, Hürlimann, Müller, Röllin, Roth and Rust. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Iten and Zumbach, 1974. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Iten and Zumbach, 1974. | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:Zug]] | [[Category:Zug]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:19, 22 April 2024
WALCHWIL
Canton : Zug
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms show a pine tree on a mountain, symbol for the forested mountains surrounding the village. The symbol is already seen as symbol for the village in 1679. Ever since the arms of the village have shown the same composition, however, the colours have changed regularly during the centuries.
The six pine cones also may refer to the six most important families in the village; Enzler, Hürlimann, Müller, Röllin, Roth and Rust.
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Literature : Iten and Zumbach, 1974.