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Millwheel or
water wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with a number of blades or buckets ...
are sometimes used as a charge in heraldic arms. The water wheel is often used to symbolize the food processing industry or industry in general.
The heraldric millwheel is usually stylized and may look different in the heraldic traditions of different countries.
Examples
Image:Wappen Mühldorf am Inn.svg,
Mühldorf am Inn
Mühldorf am Inn (Central Bavarian: ''Muihdorf am Inn'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the district Mühldorf on the river Inn. It is located at , and had a population of about 17,808 in 2005.
History
During the Middle Ages, ...
(canting, since the name means "Mill village on the Inn")
Blason ville fr Bonsmoulins orme.svg, The arms of
Bonsmoulins
Bonsmoulins () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperat ...
, France, with a millwheel in the base
Blason_La_Courneuve_93.svg, The arms of
La Courneuve
La Courneuve () is a Communes of France, commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, center of Paris.
History
Inhabited since pre-Roman times, the area is thought to have been a small village up through the Midd ...
, France, with a millwheel in the door opening
Nacka vapen.svg,
Nacka
Nacka () is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mil ...
, Sweden (Swedish variant)
File:Forssan vaakuna.svg,
Forssa
Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cities in Finland (Helsinki, Turku and Tampere), in the Tavastia Proper region, and which is crossed by Highway 2 ...
, Finland
File:Blason Es famille Bolivar (Biscaye).svg, Bolivar family in Biscaya
See also
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Millrind
A millrind or simply rind is an iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the upper ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones.
The rind is affixed to the top of the square-section main shaft or spindle and supports the entire weight o ...
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Mill (heraldry)
Mills are sometimes used as a charge (heraldry), charge in heraldry, usually as a sign for agricultural or industrial endeavours.
Examples
File:Escudo de Viana de Jadraque (Guadalajara).svg, A water mill in the arms of Viana de Jadraque, Spain
Fi ...
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History of heraldry
Heraldry is the system of visual identification of rank and pedigree which developed in the European High Middle Ages,Fox-Davies, ''A Complete Guide to Heraldry'', pp. 1–18. closely associated with the courtly culture of chivalry, Latin Chr ...