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Thun commune (Bern canton, Switzerland)

See also:

Segelclub Wendelsee
Thun district
Bern canton
Switzerland
Der goldene Stern im Thuner Wappen (by Christian Schiffmann, 1911, German) | addition (Schweizerisches Archiv für Heraldik, 25/1911)

Thun

image by Pascal Gross

Gules on a Bend Argent in chief a Mullet of Seven Or.
Željko Heimer, 24 May 2002

The name "Thun" comes from Celtic "Dunum", which means fortification, castle or fencing.

Miscellaneous Pictures

– Banner of Thun (reverse), carried at the Battle of Morat (Murten), 1476 (source: [b7b42])
– Flag of Thun at a parade, Bern, early 20th c. (source)

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