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The arms were officially granted on February 18, 1969.
The arms were officially granted on February 18, 1969.



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LECH

State : Vorarlberg
District : Bludenz

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 18, 1969.

The silver wavy pale symbolises the Lech river. The pine tree is taken from the seal of the Tannberg court, which washeld in Lech until 1806. The sun is taken from the arms of the former Sonnenberg Estate to which part of the municipality historically belonged.

Literature : Burmeister, 1975