Delémont

DELÉMONT / DELSBERG

Canton : Jura

Origin/meaning

The arms show the basilisk, the symbol of the city and bishops of Basel, as the bishops of Basel owned the local castle and area in medieval times. The base refers to the -Mont/-Berg (mountain) part of the name.

There is a legend regarding the granting of the arms, see Porrentruy.

The first seal (used from 1544)	The second seal (used from the 16th century)
The arms in 1918 (Daucourt, 1918)

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 :

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Literature: Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997.