Grundlsee
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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GRUNDLSEE
State : Steiermark
District : Liezen
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on June 21st, 1982.
The arms allude to the founding myth of salt mining in Upper Styria: A Wassermann (water spirit) was captured by humans; in order to ransom himself he showed them the Sandling mountain, which contains salt. In the Middle ages, salt was of course very valuable and much sought-after.
Today, the mining of gypsum is more important; so, the water spirit is holding a crystal of gypsum in his hand.
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA Folge 33 (1983), p. 3