Stolzalpe

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STOLZALPE

State : Steiermark
District : Murau

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 25, 1972.

Stolzalpe is a municipality in Upper Styria. The sun does shine here so often that a sanatorium was opened in the municipality. Today, it is also a winter ski resort. The two bends sable are the old arms of the Liechtenstein family who owned lands in the region.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 23 (1973), p. 27