Wien-Neustift

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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WIEN-NEUSTIFT AM WALDE

State : Wien (Vienna)

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Origin/meaning

The arms show St Rochus, patron saint of the Neustift parish. The name was first mentioned in 1315 and goes back to the settlement near the "new foundation at the woods".

Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/