Hallstatt

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HALLSTATT

State : Oberösterreich
District : Gmunden

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 21, 1494 by Emperor Maximilian I.

The arms are a combination of the Austrian arms, and a rudder. The latter symbolises the formerly important sailing on the Hallstatt Lake.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.