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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show the “biscione”, the coat of arms of the Visconti family who conquered Bellinzona during the Middle Ages. The same symbol is seen on the Sforza castle in Milano, after they took over from the Visconti. The serpent, la Taranta, was supposed to be a monster living in the lago Gerundo, near Milan. La Taranta would eat men and children getting near its abode. The founder of the Visconti family is said to have killed the monster and dried up the lake to prevent any recurrence… That is why, sometimes, the biscione has a child in its maul. | |||
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File:bellinzona2.hagch.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:bellinzona8.hagch.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:bellinzona1.hagch.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:bellinzona5.hagch.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:Bellinzona.chpc.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|The arms on a postcard (1900) | |||
File:Bellinzona.okz.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) | |||
File:Bellinzonag.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Bellinzona/Piazza%20Grande.jpg source]) | |||
File:Bellinzonag1.jpg|alt=Stemma di Bellinzona / Arms of Bellinzona|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Bellinzona/Piazza%20Nosetto.jpg source]) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997. | [[Literature]] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997. Background from Helene Schaufelberger | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Ticino]] | [[Category:Ticino]] | ||