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The arms are canting and have been used since the Middle Ages. They show a Jew's head, which can be identified by the special hat. | The arms are canting and have been used since the Middle Ages. They show a Jew's head, which can be identified by the special hat. | ||
From 1939 on, the city used another arms showing the characteristic belfry of the city. As there was some confusion, concerning the validity of this practice, the State Government confirmed the right of the city to bear the historical arms. | From 1939 on, the city used another arms showing the characteristic belfry of the city. These arms were already shown by Widimsky in 1864. As there was some confusion, concerning the validity of this practice, the State Government confirmed the right of the city to bear the historical arms. | ||
Judenburg is an old merchant town, which was very important in the Middle Ages. The city is now a centre of industry. | Judenburg is an old merchant town, which was very important in the Middle Ages. The city is now a centre of industry. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:judenburg2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by Zacharias Bartsch (1567) | |align="center"|[[File:judenburg2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by Zacharias Bartsch (1567) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|250 px|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by Widimsky, 1864 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:judenburg.hagat.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag : Die Wappen der Republik Oesterreich|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1932 | |align="center"|[[File:judenburg.hagat.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag : Die Wappen der Republik Oesterreich|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1932 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:0553-2a.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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Revision as of 06:08, 1 July 2018
JUDENBURG
State : Steiermark
District : Murtal (until 2015 Judenburg)
Additions : 2015 Oberweg, Reifling
Official blazon
Im roten Schild silbern ein bärtiger, mit Judenhut bedeckter Mannskopf.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 9, 1959 and again on November 15, 2015.
The arms are canting and have been used since the Middle Ages. They show a Jew's head, which can be identified by the special hat.
From 1939 on, the city used another arms showing the characteristic belfry of the city. These arms were already shown by Widimsky in 1864. As there was some confusion, concerning the validity of this practice, the State Government confirmed the right of the city to bear the historical arms.
Judenburg is an old merchant town, which was very important in the Middle Ages. The city is now a centre of industry.
 The arms by Zacharias Bartsch (1567) |
 The arms by Widimsky, 1864 |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
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Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 12 (1962), p. 31; Bartsch (1567)
