Zell am Ziller

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ZELL AM ZILLER

State : Tirol
District : Schwaz

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 2, 1975.

The arms show a monk, which refers to the founding of a monk's cell (Zelle) around 700 from which the village developed. Hence the church in the hand of the monk.

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995