Wien-Alservorstadt
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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WIEN-ALSERVORSTADT or -ALSERGRUND
State : Wien (Vienna)
Origin/meaning :
Vorstadt means suburb, the "Als" is (or was) the name of a little stream running through what is now part of the 8th and 9th municipal districts of Vienna, Josefstadt and Alsergrund. The Als river was vaulted over already in medieval times - it now is part of Vienna's underground water system.
The arms show a magpie proper, sitting perched on a treestump. The arms are canting, as "Alster(n)" is a dialect word meaning "Elster", magpie.
Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/