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===Official blazon===  
===Official blazon===  
*(de) Gespalten von Schwarz und Silber mit goldenem Schildrand.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===

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BURGDORF

Canton : Bern

Wappen von Burgdorf (Bern)

Official blazon

  • (de) Gespalten von Schwarz und Silber mit goldenem Schildrand.

Origin/meaning

The arms are probably granted by the Lords of Kyburg, before 1384. The golden border was added just after 1500. The district Burgdorf uses the same arms. The meaning of the arms is not known.

Wappen von/Blason de Burgdorf (Bern)

Wappen von/Blason de Burgdorf (Bern)

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Wappen von/Blason de Burgdorf (Bern)

The medieval seals of the city never used the arms, but showed a building with a tower:

Seal of Burgdorf (Bern)

The first seal (used from 1257)
Seal of Burgdorf (Bern)

The second seal (used from 1275)
Seal of Burgdorf (Bern)

The thirds seal (used 14th century)
Seal of Burgdorf (Bern)

The fourth seal (used from 1438)

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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.