Wien-Penzing
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WIEN-PENZING
State : Wien (Vienna)
Origin/meaning :
The arms of Penzing show the Imperial Orb from the seal of the Vienna Burghers' Hospital with the characters "DP" for "Dorf Penzing ("Penzing Village"). For centuries, the Hospital was the landowner in the Penzing area.
Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/