Proveis

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PROVEIS - PROVES

Region: Trentino-Alto Adige
Province : Bolzano

Official blazon

(de) Auf blauem Feld ein goldenes, allseits eingebuchtetes Viereck, dessen Ecken in Kleeblattform gebildet sind. Darin ein Spielhahn in natürlichen Farben nach rechts.
(it) D'azzurro al grande quadrato incurvato e trifogliato d'oro caricato di un fagiano di montagna al naturale.

Origin/meaning

The arms are granted on July 20, 1966.

The arms show a grouse, a typical bird for the higher areas. The golden square is a common symbol for the four villages around the Nonsberg mountain (Laurein, Proveis, Sankt Felix and Unsere Liebe Frau im Walde).