Wien-Schottenfeld

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WIEN-SCHOTTENFELD

State : Wien (Vienna)

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Origin/meaning

The arms of Schottenfeld show a "Scottish" (more liekely Irish) Benedictine monk. The area, formerly named "Oberneustift" was not developed before the 19^th century and originally belonged to the Benedictine monastery of the "Schotten" (Scots).