Wels

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen

WELS

State : Oberösterreich
District : Wels

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on December 11, 1963

The arms are based on the oldest seals of the city. The oldest seal dates from 1295 and already shows a gate for the city, and the small arms of Austria. The base already showed the waves for the Traun river, but a later seal, from the 16^th century showed the castle on a mountain. In the late 18^th century the small shield was replaced by the Imperial Eagle of the Emperors. In the early 20^th century the old arms were restored.

Seal of the city from around 1900

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.