Forst (Bern)
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FORST
Canton : Bern
Incorporated into: 2007 Forst-Längenbühl
German | In Rot eine silberne Lilie, in silbernem Schildhaupt auf fünf grünen Hügeln fünf grüne Tannen. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The trees in the upper part of the arms are canting (Forst=forest), the fleur-de-lis in the lower part is taken from the seal of the Amsoldingen abbey, to which the village belonged. The arms were devised in 1923 and officially adopted in 1945.
Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.
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