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The quartering symbolises the fact that Bellmund was one of the 12 quarters of the district Nidau. The sun is a canting element, the name is supposedly derived from Belenus, the Germanic god of the sun. The crosier represents the monastery that was founded in the village in the 12<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are used since 1941. | The quartering symbolises the fact that Bellmund was one of the 12 quarters of the district Nidau. The sun is a canting element, the name is supposedly derived from Belenus, the Germanic god of the sun. The crosier represents the monastery that was founded in the village in the 12<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are used since 1941. | ||
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{{media}} Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981. | |||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Bern]] | [[Category:Bern]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1941]] | [[Category:Granted 1941]] | ||