Höngg

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Official blazon
German	In Rot auf grünem Boden eine grüne Rebe mit drei blauen Trauben, die sich um einen goldenen Stickel rankt, im Schildhaupt begleitet links von einem silbernen Tatzenkreuz, rechts von einem silbernen Rebmesser mit goldenem Griff.
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Official blazon

In Rot auf grünem Boden eine grüne Rebe mit drei blauen Trauben, die sich um einen goldenen Stickel rankt, im Schildhaupt begleitet rechts von einem silbernen Tatzenkreuz, links von einem silbernen Rebmesser mit goldenem Griff.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on March 12, 1928.

The oldest arms for the village are known from 1485 and show St. Mauritius, the local patron saint. After the Reformation the arms were replaced by the current arms.

The arms show a grape vine, grape knife and a small cross. The arms are derived from the arms shown in the roll of arms of Konrad Meyer from 1674 for the district (Obervogtei) of Höngg. The arms also appear on numerous occasions, in books and on decorations, in the 18^th century and afterwards. The oldest arms of Höngg are mentioned in 1485 in a local chronicle and show St. Mauritius on a red shield. A heraldic table from 1608 shows a blue shield with a plough below a knife flanked by two crosses. The vine and knife obviously refer to the viticulture in the area at the time. The meaning of the small cross is not known.

Image gallery

The arms in 1485
The arms in 1860
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
The arms on a postcard (pre 1940)

Literature: Ziegler, 1977

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