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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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ALTENBERG BEI LINZ
State : Oberösterreich
District : Urfahr-Umgebung
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 4, 1968.
The base shows a canting mountain (Berg) and symbolises the mountains in the municipality.
The roses are the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Elisabeth of Thüringen. The roses refer to the fact that she, against the will of her husband, was handing out food to the poor. When her husband found out the food mirculously changed into roses.
Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.