Schaffhouse-près-Seltz

SCHAFFHOUSE-PRÈS-SELTZ

Département : Bas-Rhin

Official blazon
French	Taillé: au 1er mi-taillé de gueules à l'épée d'argent, garnie d'or posée en bande, au 2e d'argent à la crosse d'azur mouvant de la pointe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms refer to the patron saint of the village, St. Martin. He cut his cloak in two pieces to give half to a beggar. Hence the division of the shield (compare Utrecht in the Netherlands), and the sword. As he was bishop of Tours, the lower half shows a crosier. The colours are the colours of the Alsace region.

The arms on a cover (2006)

French heraldry portal

This page is part of the French heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
French heraldry: National arms of France Arms of Départements Arms of Historical Provinces Arms of cities and municipalities Ecclesiastical heraldry Guilds and Trades Military heraldry Overseas territories: French Antarctic Territory French Guiana French Polynesia Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre et Miquelon Wallis et Futuna Literature Total pages in the French section : 55,844 of which images : 32,722	Selected collector's items from France: Heraldic postcards Barré Dayez Postcards Maurice Jacquez Postcards Robert Louis Postcards Blasons adhésif Villes Décorées de France (postcards) Heraldic stamps and cinderellas Pour les sinistrés Heraldic collector's albums and cards: Sanka albums Fromageries Finas Biscottes Grégoire Les plus beaux écussons de France Laurens (Villes de France) Armes des Villes de France Villes Décorées de France (Beriot) Ellsa Nova series Olida series Paul Renard-Les Ducs Paul Renard-Le Petit Fermier Suchard La Tour - Cadet Roussel Union Chocolate series