Lenk (Bern)

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LENK

Canton : Bern

Wappen von Lenk (Bern)/Arms (crest) of Lenk (Bern)
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1945.

The upper part symbolises the seven tributaries to the Simmen river. The village is in the Simmental valley. The lower part symbolises a local legend, in which the women of Lenk fought against intruders.

Wappen von/Blason de Lenk (Bern)

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature: Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.


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