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'''MÜNSTERTAL DISTRICT''' | '''MÜNSTERTAL DISTRICT''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 2009 [[Val Müstair]] | Incorporated into : 2009 [[Val Müstair]] | ||
[[File:munstertal.jpg|center]] | [[File:munstertal.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show Charlemagne en profil, as a symbol for the Abbey in Müstair, which was founded during the reign of Charlemagne. It has been stated that he founded the abbey himself, but that is not certain. The Abbey played a major role in the local history. The blue colour is taken from the arms of the Abbey. The old seals of the district only showed the ibex of the arms of Graubünden. | The arms show Charlemagne en profil, as a symbol for the Abbey in Müstair, which was founded during the reign of Charlemagne. It has been stated that he founded the abbey himself, but that is not certain. The Abbey played a major role in the local history. The blue colour is taken from the arms of the Abbey. The old seals of the district only showed the ibex of the arms of Graubünden. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Wappenbuch des Kantons Graubünden, 1982. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Wappenbuch des Kantons Graubünden, 1982. | ||
[[Category:Swiss Districts|Munstertal]] | [[Category:Swiss Districts|Munstertal]] | ||
[[Category:Graubünden|Munstertal]] | [[Category:Graubünden|Munstertal]] |
Latest revision as of 06:19, 22 April 2024
MÜNSTERTAL DISTRICT
Canton : Graubünden
Incorporated into : 2009 Val Müstair
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms show Charlemagne en profil, as a symbol for the Abbey in Müstair, which was founded during the reign of Charlemagne. It has been stated that he founded the abbey himself, but that is not certain. The Abbey played a major role in the local history. The blue colour is taken from the arms of the Abbey. The old seals of the district only showed the ibex of the arms of Graubünden.
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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Graubünden, 1982.