Sankt Christina in Gröden

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SANKT CHRISTINA IN GRÖDEN - SANTA CRISTINA VAL GARDENA

Region: Trentino-Alto Adige
Province : Bolzano

Stemma di Sankt Christina in Gröden
Official blazon
Italian
  • (de) Schild geteilt, oben in Silber ein wachsender, natürlicher Hirsch nach rechts, unten Rot.
  • (it) Troncato d'argento e di rosso al cervo al naturale nascente dalla troncatura.
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Origin/meaning

The arms are granted on April 11, 1969.

The arms show the arms of the Dosses family. In 1636 Primus von Dosses established a yearly ffestival around the church of St. Christina, in which he distrubuted large amounts of food to the poor. He thus became a local hero.


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Literature : Prünster, H. : Die Wappen der Gemeinden Südtirols. Etschlandbücher, Veröffentlichungen des Landesverbandes für Heimatpflege in Südtirol, Band 7, Bozen (Bolzano), 1972; Gall, F. : Österreichischer Wappenkalender, 1960.