Zollikon coat of arms

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The coat of arms of the municipality of Zollikon in the canton of Zurich has been in effect since the cantonal coat of arms regulation of February 1930. In its current form it appears for the first time in 1493 in Gerold Edlibach's coat of arms, who replaced the red bird originally in the coat of arms with a red sloping bar.

  • The Zolliker coat of arms in 1493 in the chronicle of Gerold Edlibach

  • Coat of arms on Jos Murer's canton map from 1566 with incorrectly drawn red bar

  • from the "Kaffee-Hag" collection, around 1935

  • Today's Zolliker coat of arms

Blazon
Divided diagonally by blue and silver, a gold star above, a red diagonal bar below

Representations

The Zolliker coat of arms is available in different representations. Depending on the age and intended use, either a bird or a key appears instead of the red crossbar.

With bird

1349: the Zolliker Vogel coat of arms on a seal of Heinrich von Zollikon
Coat of arms at the local museum

The representation with a bird is the oldest version of the coat of arms. According to a legend, it is said to have been placed on the coat of arms by a Zolliker nobleman “Dietrich von Zollikon”. A Dietrich from Zollikon is actually historically tangible: in 1223 a man named Dietericus was named as a witness in a document from the St. Martin monastery on the Zürichberg , whereby "von Zollikon" is to be understood more as a designation of origin than a title of nobility. In documents, the Zolliker often appear in the wake of the Barons von Regensberg . In 1349 a Heinrich von Zollikon sealed the seal in Grüningen .

In his chronicle, Johannes Stumpf mentions the “von Zollikon” based on the “Goldenen Halde” (today Goldhaldenstrasse). The exact place of residence, however, is not known. The bird has been preserved in the coat of arms of the Zollikon Museum Commission.

"How Zollikon got its coat of arms" (summary of the legend)

One summer evening, Dietrich the old man from Zollikon sat in front of his house on the Golden Halde and thought about it. «I am already old and have achieved fame and honor in the village. The only thing I'm missing is a coat of arms, ”he thought.

Suddenly he was startled by a noise: a mighty bird, glowing in various shades of red, had settled in front of him. “Dietrich von Zollikon,” said the bird, “I want to help you get a coat of arms. Tell me your wishes. " After a short thought, Dietrich replied: “The silver of the lake, the blue of the sky and the gold of the evening star: I see these colors before me every day; they should adorn my coat of arms. "

Then the bird fetched the silver from the lake and the blue from the sky and combined the two to form a diagonally divided shield. The bird placed the gold of the evening star in the blue field of the sky. As a thank you, the old man put the picture of the red bird in the silver.

Many years later a descendant lived in the house on the Golden Halde who was only interested in hunting. One day a strange bird was floating towards the house. Then the cocky man drew his bow and shot an arrow in the direction of the animal - but suddenly the bird was no longer to be seen. At the same time, the bird also disappeared from the coat of arms that had been posted on the house since Dietrich's time. The image of the bird turned into a streak - red as blood.

With key

Another early form of the coat of arms shows a sloping key, which probably referred to Simon Peter , the patron saint of the new Reformed Church. The key coat of arms was chiseled in 1499 above the south choir window of the church, Edlibach drew it around 1486 in his Zurich Chronicle. The key is now on the coat of arms of the Reformed parish

  • Key coat of arms 1486 in Edlibach's Zurich Chronicle

  • Key coat of arms 1499 on the southern choir window of the Reformed Church. A stonemason's mark on the left

  • Coat of arms on the Rössli fountain, 1775

  • Coats of arms in the Reformed Church in Zollikon

literature

  • Urs Bräm: Zollikon - a local customer . Ed .: Zollikon School. 1990, p. 68 .
  • Albert Heer: Our Zollikon . Ed .: Zollikon School. 1968, p. 140 .
  • Adrian Michael: Fabulous Zollikon . Ed .: Municipality of Zollikon. 2017, p. 136 .

Web links

Commons : Wappen von Zollikon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Urs Bräm: Zollikon - a local lore ; Zollikon 1990; P. 68