Mauthen

	MAUTHEN Country : Austria State : Kärnten District : Hermagor Incorporated into : 1958 Kötschach-Mauthen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":46.66290000000000048885340220294892787933349609375,"lon":12.9993999999999996219912645756267011165618896484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 25, 1619, but the oldest known image (see above) dates from around 1747.

The arms are based on a local legend when, during a hunt, a wounded bear lifted a tree from the ground. The local lords were so impressed that they wanted this event to be the town arms.

Literature : Deuer, 2006