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Hitzkirch commune (Luzern canton, Switzerland)

Last modified: 2026-01-10 by martin karner
Keywords: hitzkirch | cross pattee | gelfingen | mullet (red) | mullet (yellow) | altwis | horse head | haemikon | wolf (blue) | mosen | trefoil | mueswangen | tree | bulrushes | retschwil | lion: semi | mill wheel | sulz | tub |
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Impaled Azure, and Argent a Cross pattee throughout Sable.
Željko Heimer, 20 June 2000

On 1 January 2009 the communes of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz became part of Hochdorf. On 1 January 2021 Altwis joined (see below).

• Altwis
• Gelfingen
• Hämikon
• Mosen
• Müswangen
• Retschwil
• Sulz

• Hochdorf constituency
• Luzern canton
• Switzerland

Altwis (until 31 December 2020)

Gules, a Horse head couped Argent.
Željko Heimer, 18 June 2000

See also:   COUPED in Dictionary of Vexillology

Gelfingen (until 31 December 2008)

Per fess Or and Sable, two Mullets [of six] in pale, the one in chief Gules and the other of the first.
Željko Heimer, 19 June 2000

See also:   IN PALE in Dictionary of Vexillology

Hämikon (until 31 December 2008)

Argent, a Wolf Azure rampant in bend langued and armed Gules.
Željko Heimer, 19 June 2000

See also:   LANGUED in Dictionary of Vexillology

Mosen (until 31 December 2008)

I am left with something of a problem – the "problem" being how on earth do I describe such a thing in heraldic language? Well I can use "couped" to indicate that the pile does not come to a point, "ensigned" to show that the trefoil appears at the top of it and "issuant" to show that the base and the pile etc are united, but putting them all together makes for a rather long-winded (not to say rather "convoluted") result. None-the-less, at least it isn't almost total nonsense:
Argent a pile reversed wavy couped Azure ensigned with a trefoil and issuant from a base of the Same.
Christopher Southworth

Müswangen (until 31 December 2008)

Or, on a Mount Vert, a Tree leaved Vert, trunked Sable, and two Bulrushes fructed Sable, leaved and slipped Vert.
Željko Heimer, 21 June 2000

See also:   LEAVED, SLIPPED in Dictionary of Vexillology

Retschwil (until 31 December 2008)

Per fess, Or a demi Lion rampant issuant Gules headed Azure and langued of the second, and Sable, demi Mill-wheel Argent.
Željko Heimer, 21 June 2000

See also:   ISSUANT in Dictionary of Vexillology

Sulz (until 31 December 2008)

Argent, a Tub Sable hooped Or.
Željko Heimer, 26 June 2000

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