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Frauenfeld commune (Thurgau canton, Switzerland)

Frauenfeld
Gerlikon

See also:

Frauenfeld district
Thurgau canton
Switzerland
Name und Wappen der Stadt (frauenfeld.ch, German)

Frauenfeld

image by Pascal Gross

Argent in dexter a lion rampant Gules armed Or held on a chain of this Last by a woman Proper in sinister clad of the Second.
Christopher Southworth

The oldest city seal from 1331 shows a lion and a woman back to back. With the Julius Banner of 1515, the current depiction – lion and woman turned to the right – prevailed. The lion commemorates the Habsburgs, who inherited the rule from the Kyburgs. The woman stands for the Virgin Mary, the patroness of the Reichenau monastery. The colours red and white come from the coat of arms of the Reichenau monastery. The woman (German: Frau) makes the flag canting.

Miscellaneous Pictures

Oldest existing banner of Frauenfeld (15th c.). Location: Historical Museum Thurgau, Frauenfeld (source)

Julius Banner (1512), 160x172 cm (source: [b7b42])

Gerlikon (until 31 December 1997)

image by Pascal Gross

Sable a trident's head Argent.
Christopher Southworth

Adoption of the canting emblem of the Lords of Gerlikon, servants of the Reichenau Abbey. Ger is an old word for javelin.
On 1 January 1998 Gerlikon became part of Frauenfeld.