Wals-Siezenheim

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WALS-SIEZENHEIM

State : Salzburg
District : Salzburg-Umgebung

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 30, 1948.

The arms show the large Untersberg mountain which dominates the municipality. The pear tree refers to a local legend of the "Birnbaum auf dem Walserfeld" (the pear tree on the fields of Wals).

Literature : Zaisberger, F. and Pfeiffer, N. : Salzburger Gemeindewappen. Winter Verlag, Salzburg, 1985