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WISSEMBOURG
Département : Bas-Rhin
Additions : 1974 Altenstadt
Official blazon
De gueules à un château-fort d'argent, ouvert du champ, coulissé de sable, à deux tours crénelées d'argent, le tout ajouré et maçonné de sable.
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting, the name is derived from Weissen-Burg or white-castle.
The great seal (1278-1407) |
The secret seal (1381-1471) |
The arms on a 1626 coin |
The arms in a 17th century manuscript |
The arms in Hozier (1696) |
The arms in Traversier (1842) |
The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900 |
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
The arms on a street sign (source) |
The arms on a cover (2011) |
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Literature : Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome I : Chefs-lieux de cantons. 1947