Bellmund

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BELLMUND

Canton : Bern

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The quartering symbolises the fact that Bellmund was one of the 12 quarters of the district Nidau. The sun is a canting element, the name is supposedly derived from Belenus, the Germanic god of the sun. The crosier represents the monastery that was founded in the village in the 12^th century. The arms are used since 1941.