Wahlen (Basel-Landschaft)

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WAHLEN

Canton : Basel-Landschaft

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the arms of the Lords of Neuenstein, who owned a castle in the municipality. To distinguish the arms it was decided in 1946 to add the basilisk of the arms of the district Laufen, to which the village belongs.