Wien-Wieden

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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WIEN-WIEDEN

State : Wien (Vienna)

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Origin/meaning :
The arms show a willow, a pictorial translation of the popular interpretation of the village's name ("Wied" = "Weide" = willow); however, the name derives from the property of St Stephen's parish ("Widum") to whom the area belonged from 1137 to 1723.

Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/