Forst (Bern)
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FORST
Canton : Bern
Incorporated into : 2007 Forst-Längenbühl
Official blazon
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.