Flag and coat of arms of the canton of Friborg

Coat of arms of the canton of Friborg

Flag of the canton of Friborg

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy, forerunner of the Freiburg coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Freiburg estate in Wettingen Monastery

The coat of arms of the canton of Friborg is divided horizontally, black above and white below.

Blazon

The official blazon of the coat of arms is defined in the new cantonal constitution of May 16, 2004 in Article 2 as: Divided by black and white .

history

The canton of Friborg was separated from the Duchy of Savoy in 1477 and the Cross of Savoy, which had prevailed until then, was displaced. The new coat of arms was adopted from the coat of arms of the city of Freiburg, the oldest representation is found in 1478, since then the coat of arms has remained unchanged.

There is the following legend about the origin of the city's coat of arms: Duke Berthold IV. , Who founded the city in 1157, stayed in a shed near Bürglen . Because of the cold he covered himself with some blankets. It wasn't until the next morning that he realized that he had covered himself with used flour and coal sacks. That is why his clothes were black (coal) above and white (flour) below.

literature

• Louis Mühlemann: coat of arms and flags of Switzerland. 3. Edition. Bühler-Verlag, Lengnau 1991, ISBN 3-9520071-1-0 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ page Friborg on the official coat of arms lexicon