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'''Country''' : Switzerland [[File:Switzerland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Canton''' : [[Luzern (canton)|Luzern]][[File:luzern.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''Additions''':
* 2006 Willisau-Land
* 2006 Willisau-Stadt


'''WILLISAU'''
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Canton : [[Luzern (canton)|Luzern]] <br/>
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[[File:willisau.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
|'''German'''
 
| In Gelb ein roter, blau bewehrter und rot bezungter Löwe mit weissem Auge und weissen Zähnen.
===Official blazon===
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms show a red lion, which is the historical arms of the city of Willisau and which was used by the former municipalities Willisau-Land and Willisau-Stadt. The lion appears as asmall shield under the image of St. Peter (the patron saint) on the old seal of the city.
The arms show a red lion, which is the historical arms of the city of Willisau and which was used by the former municipalities Willisau-Land and Willisau-Stadt. The lion appears as a small shield under the image of St. Peter (the patron saint) on the old seal of the city and on the seal of the Landvogtei Willisau from around 1400. The lion is the arms of the Habsburg family, as the city was a possession of the Habsburg dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arms thus never changed since.
 
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|align="center"|[[File:willisau.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
File:Willisauz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willisau/Arms (crest) of Willisau|The first seal (used from 1514)
|align="center"|[[File:willisau5.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
File:willisau8.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willisau/Arms (crest) of Willisau|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
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File:willisau.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willisau/Arms (crest) of Willisau|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960  
 
File:willisau5.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willisau/Arms (crest) of Willisau|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
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File:Willisau.okz.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willisau/Arms (crest) of Willisau|The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.okz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910)
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Riedler et al., 1978; Galliker, 1986


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Riedler et al; 1978


[[Category:Swiss Municipalities W]]
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[[Category:Luzern]]
[[Category:Luzern]]

Latest revision as of 06:57, 22 April 2024

Wappen von Willisau/Arms (crest) of Willisau
WILLISAU

Country : Switzerland
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Canton : Luzern
Luzern.jpg




Additions:

  • 2006 Willisau-Land
  • 2006 Willisau-Stadt
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Official blazon
German In Gelb ein roter, blau bewehrter und rot bezungter Löwe mit weissem Auge und weissen Zähnen.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a red lion, which is the historical arms of the city of Willisau and which was used by the former municipalities Willisau-Land and Willisau-Stadt. The lion appears as a small shield under the image of St. Peter (the patron saint) on the old seal of the city and on the seal of the Landvogtei Willisau from around 1400. The lion is the arms of the Habsburg family, as the city was a possession of the Habsburg dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arms thus never changed since.

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Literature : Riedler et al., 1978; Galliker, 1986

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