Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen commune (Solothurn canton, Switzerland) (original) (raw)
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[![[Flag of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/c/ch-so093.gif)
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Per bend sinister Gules and Argent a Cramp fesswise counterchanged.
Željko Heimer, 1 November 2002
On 1 January 2021 the new commune was formed through the merger of Welschenrohr and Gänsbrunnen.
The angled cramp in the emblem has a military background: According to a source from 1689, the Thal district communes belonged to the fourth and fifth company of the second regiment of the Solothurn militia army. The figure 4 at that time was written like an 8 open at the bottom; the figure 5 resembled an angle. The most emblems of the Thal district show either derivations of the figure 4 (Balsthal, Laupersdorf) or 5 (Aedermannsdorf, Herbetswil, Matzendorf, Welschenrohr).
See also:
- Thal district
- Solothurn canton
- Switzerland
- CRAMP in Dictionary of Vexillology
Welschenrohr (until 31 December 2020)
[](../images/c/ch-so093.gif) image by Pascal Gross
Per bend sinister Gules and Argent a Cramp fesswise counterchanged.
Željko Heimer, 1 November 2002
Gänsbrunnen (until 31 December 2020)
[![[Flag of Gänsbrunnen]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/c/ch-so087.gif)
](../images/c/ch-so087.gif) image by Pascal Gross
Vert three Geese Argent.
Željko Heimer, 31 October 2002
The emblem is canting with the geese (German: Gans, plural: Gänse). Brunnen = fountain.