Neuhausen

Neuhausen am Rheinfall called Neuhausen until 1938, is a metropolis and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Neuhausen am Rheinfall is first referred to in 900/910 as Niuhusen. In 1253 it became stated as Niuwenhusin. The German blazon reads: In gelb uber grunem Kleeblatt weisses nach rechts gekehrtes Rebmesser mit braunem Griff. The municipality’s palms would possibly in English heraldic language be described hence: Or in base a cloverleaf couped right above which a billhook argent hafted proper.

In 1569, Neuhausen bore arms with a gold field and a jumping silver salmon. This symbolized the importance of fishing to the municipality. Shortly thereafter, the fingers regarded with one of a kind tinctures; the sector changed into now red. With the lessening significance of fishing, the arms, too, probably ended up being forgotten, for in 1822, hands regarded bearing the modern prices, the cloverleaf and the billhook. These costs illustrate nothing incredible and probably stem from the sealmaker’s lack of imagination, for he additionally chose the identical fees for many different municipalities in the Schaffhausen region.