Fraubrunnen
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse |
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FRAUBRUNNEN
Canton : Bern
Additions : 2014 Büren zum Hof, Etzelkofen, Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi, Schalunen, Zauggenried
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms are derived from the arms of the Counts of Kiburg (see Thurgau), who founded the Fraubrunnen Abbey in the early Middle Ages. The arms of the Abbey were later used by the city, and are, since 1803, also used by the district of Fraubrunnen.
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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.