Wien-Schottenfeld
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WIEN-SCHOTTENFELD
State : Wien (Vienna)
Origin/meaning
The arms of Schottenfeld show a "Scottish" (more liekely Irish) Benedictine monk. The area, formerly named "Oberneustift" was not developed before the 19th century and originally belonged to the Benedictine monastery of the "Schotten" (Scots).
Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/