Mariapfarr

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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MARIAPFARR

State : Salzburg
District : Tamsweg

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 18, 1946.

The arms show an eagle's claw, taken from the arms of the locally important Thannhausen family, whose grave from 1483 can be seen in the local church.

Literature : Zaisberger, F. and Pfeiffer, N. : Salzburger Gemeindewappen. Winter Verlag, Salzburg, 1985