Bad Gastein

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BAD GASTEIN

State: Salzburg
District: Sankt Johann im Pongau

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 2, 1930.

The arms show a water pitcher, which is a symbol for the thermal baths found in the village. The pitcher was also part of the arms of Diepolt von Gastein, who supervised the baths in the 14th century.

Seal from around 1900

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