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image by Pascal Gross
Azure a Castle embattled and towered on dexter issuant from a
Semi Annulet all Argent.
Željko Heimer, 28 November 2000
♦ Oldest city seal (1225) and third city seal (1483). The tower
on the left on the seal from 1225 stands for the castle of the Zähringer dynasty, the founders of
Fribourg, who are also indicated with the Zähringer eagle on the right. The higher part of the wall
symbolizes the fortification of the upper city, the lower part stands for the fortification of the lower
Au quarter. On the seal from 1483 the imperial eagle indicates imperial immediacy, which Fribourg had
received in 1478. (source)
![[logo]](../images/c/ch-frib_logo.png)
The logo shows the name of the city, which can be read in its three languages: Fribourg (French), Freiburg (German), Friburg (Swiss German). The letters E and O can be read as letters or can be seen as stylized coat of arms.