Bregenz
Revision as of 11:07, 8 November 2012 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Text replace - "|width="15%"|50 px|right |}<seo title="Wappen, Gemeindewappen" />" to "|width="15%"|50 px|right |}<seo title="Wappen von Österreich" />")
 |
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
|
BREGENZ
State : Vorarlberg
District : Bregenz
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 14, 1930, but were granted originally by Emperor Ferdinand I on February 24, 1529.
The arms are based on the arms of the medieval Counts of Bregenz, who became extinct already in the 12th century. The choice of ermine indicated the importance of the counts at the time.
 The seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932 |
See also the use of the arms as the County Bregenz as used by the Austrian Emperor.
Literature : Burmeister, 1975