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The arms were granted by King Ferdinand I. The tower symbolises the local castle at the Schlossberg The savage or the Wilder Mann ('wild man') and his club are taken from a local legend. In a cave on the Schlossberg once lived a savage man, who often mistreated the villagers of Wildon. He was finally | The arms were granted by King Ferdinand I. The tower symbolises the local castle at the Schlossberg The savage or the Wilder Mann ('wild man') and his club are taken from a local legend. In a cave on the Schlossberg once lived a savage man, who often mistreated the villagers of Wildon. He was finally bound by a local virgin with a knitting needle. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Kobel and Pirchegger 1954 | ||
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[[Category:Leibnitz]] | [[Category:Leibnitz]] | ||
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WILDON
State : Steiermark
District : Leibnitz
Additions : 2015 Stocking (partly), Weitendorf
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 17, 1544.
The arms were granted by King Ferdinand I. The tower symbolises the local castle at the Schlossberg The savage or the Wilder Mann ('wild man') and his club are taken from a local legend. In a cave on the Schlossberg once lived a savage man, who often mistreated the villagers of Wildon. He was finally bound by a local virgin with a knitting needle.
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
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Literature : Kobel and Pirchegger 1954