Niederurnen
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse |
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NIEDERURNEN
Canton : Glarus
Incorporated into : 2011 Glarus-Nord
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted on July 18, 1938.
The the three stars in a black bend are the arms of the Knights of Uranen ('Urnen') as amready mentioned in a roll of arms from 1532 (see also Oberurnen). The wall anchor is taken from a later roll of arms and was shown next to the arms of the Uranen family. The exact meaning is not known.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
Literature : Tschudi-Schümperlin, 1941