Irdning
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IRDNING
State : Steiermark
District : Liezen
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 12, 1960.
The arms refer to a family of medieval nobles, who gave their name to the municipality. They were keepers of the tower or castle at Altirdning, which appears in the arms. The bird is a falcon and a canting reference to castle Falkenburg, which lies in the municipality.
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 12 (1962), p. 30