Weißkirchen in Steiermark

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WEISSKIRCHEN IN STEIERMARK

State : Steiermark
District : Judenburg

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on January 19, 1553.

The canting arms (Weißkirchen = white church) were granted by King Ferdinand I. As usual in grants of arms from that period, the blazon is worded in great detail.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at)