Altenberg bei Linz
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ALTENBERG BEI LINZ
State: Oberösterreich
District: Urfahr-Umgebung
| German | In Gold über grünem Dreiberg fünf halbkreisförmig angeordnete, rote, jünjblättrige, heraldische Rosen mit goldenen Butzen und grünen Kelchblättern. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 4, 1968.
The base shows a canting mountain (Berg) and symbolise the mountains in the municipality.
The roses are the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Elisabeth of Thüringen. The roses refer to the fact that she, against the will of her husband, was handing out food to the poor. When her husband found out the food mirculously changed into roses.
Literature: Baumert, H.E.: Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.
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