Dechantskirchen
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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DECHANTSKIRCHEN
State : Steiermark
District : Hartberg
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on 14 October, 1974.
The arms contains references to agriculture (sickle, wheat-ear) and to the patron saint of Dechantskirchen, St. Stephen, the first martyr (the red crown and the palm of martyrdom).
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA Folge 25 (1975), p. 26