Huttwil
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse |
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HUTTWIL
Canton : Bern
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms are most likely based on the arms of the St. Peter abbey in the Black Forest, to which the village belonged. The keys are the symbol of St. Peter. The arms are known since 1500 and officially adopted in 1913.
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 Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.