Großhart

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GROSSHART

State : Steiermark
District : Hartberg

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 16, 1986.

Großhart is a municipality in Eastern Styria. Over the centuries, it has suffered in the course of several invasions. To denote this, a sword was put into the arms. The heron is a reference to the Harter Teich, a small lake or pond with an interesting fauna.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 37 (1987), p. 36