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Messen commune (Solothurn canton, Switzerland)

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Messen

[Flag of Messen] image located by Martin Karner

Divided by red and white above a green base of the shield, covered with a white-blue oblique wavy bar, in the upper left corner a wild ramsons blossom with six white leaves, green sepals and a yellow blossom.

The new Messen commune was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of Messen, Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern (see below).

Messen (until 31 December 2009)

[Old flag of Messen] image by Pascal Gross

Azure a House with two Towers embattled all Argent.
Željko Heimer, 3 October 2002

Balm bei Messen (until 31 December 2009)

[Flag of Balm bei Messen] image by Pascal Gross

Argent a Holly Branch Vert in bend sinister over a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the same.
Željko Heimer, 30 September 2002

Brunnenthal (until 31 December 2009)

[Flag of Brunnenthal] image by Pascal Gross

Per fess Gules a Wooden Fountain Or and of the last two Mounts Vert.
Željko Heimer, 30 September 2002

[The emblem is canting with the fountain (German: Brunnen) and maybe also with the valley (Tal) between the mountains]

Oberramsern (until 31 December 2009)

[Flag of Oberramsern] image by Pascal Gross

Gules a Bear's Garlic Argent slipped and leaved Vert issuant from a Base of the last. [cf. Unterramsern]
Željko Heimer, 3 October 2002

[The emblem is canting with the ramsons (allium ursinum; in German Bärlauch), which is called Ramsere in the regional dialect]