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GRUNDLSEE

State : Steiermark
District : Liezen

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 21st, 1982.

The arms allude to the founding myth of salt mining in Upper Styria: A Wassermann (water spirit) was captured by humans; in order to ransom himself he showed them the Sandling mountain, which contains salt. In the Middle ages, salt was of course very valuable and much sought-after.

Today, the mining of gypsum is more important; so, the water spirit is holding a crystal of gypsum in his hand.