Mellau
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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MELLAU
State : Vorarlberg
District : Bregenz
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 12, 1962.
The pine tree is the symbol o fthe Bregenzer Wald, in which the village is situated. The three crosses refer to the 185 people that died locally in the plague in 1635.
Literature : Burmeister, 1975