Wettmannstätten

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WETTMANNSTÄTTEN

State : Steiermark
District : Deutschlandsberg

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 11, 1972.

Wettmannstätten has the only church in Styria dedicated to St. Valentin; this was illustrated by the (modern) attributes of St. Valentin, the heart and the flowers, being put into the arms. Maize illustrates the importance of agriculture.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 23 (1973), p. 28