Kapfenberg
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KAPFENBERG
State : Steiermark
District : Bruck an der Mur
Origin/meaning
Kapfenberg was granted arms by Emperor Ferdinand III on December 15, 1639.
The borough was well-off because it was in the mining region, with plenty of ironworks nearby. Traffic was also important (bridge). The "anchor" was taken from the arms of the Counts of Stubenberg to whom the castle of Oberkapfenberg belonged for more than 700 years. Originally, the anchor was a so-called Wolfssense (wulf's scythe) or Wurfbarte, a weapon.
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932 |
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Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 13 (1963), p. 74f