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District : Vöcklabruck | District : Vöcklabruck | ||
[[File:timelkam.jpg|center]] | [[File:timelkam.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on February 24, 1975. | The arms were granted on February 24, 1975. | ||
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, which is known since 1647. <br> | The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, which is known since 1647. <br> | ||
The tower is clearly the tower of the city hall, which was built in 1608/1610. The seal and arms thus can not be older than 1610. The meaning or origin of the camel is not known. It has been explained as a kind of canting arms, Tim-el-kam or Kam-el-tim (Kamel =camel), or as a symbol for the Islamic threat two centuries earlier in Austira. The latter, however, is unlikely as the Turks never reached as far as Timelkam. | The tower is clearly the tower of the city hall, which was built in 1608/1610. The seal and arms thus can not be older than 1610. The meaning or origin of the camel is not known. It has been explained as a kind of canting arms, Tim-el-kam or Kam-el-tim (Kamel =camel), or as a symbol for the Islamic threat two centuries earlier in Austira. The latter, however, is unlikely as the Turks never reached as far as Timelkam. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Austrian Municipalities T]] | [[Category:Austrian Municipalities T]] |
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