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'''VORARLBERG'''
'''VORARLBERG'''


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===Origin/meaning===
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Vorarlberg did not have its own arms until 1863, when Emperor Franz Joseph I granted rather complicated arms. The shield showed nine fields :<br>
Vorarlberg did not have its own arms until 1863, when Emperor Franz Joseph I granted rather complicated arms. The shield showed nine fields :<br>
[[File:voralberglarge.jpg|400 px|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
I : The arms of the city of [[Bregenz]]. Bregenz became part of Austria in 1523.<br>
I : The arms of the city of [[Bregenz]]. Bregenz became part of Austria in 1523.<br>
II : The arms of the county of [[County of Sonnenberg|Sonnenberg]]; in blue a golden sun above a mountain. Sonneberg became part of Austria in 1474.<br>
II : The arms of the county of [[County of Sonnenberg|Sonnenberg]]; in blue a golden sun above a mountain. Sonneberg became part of Austria in 1474.<br>
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The present arms were granted in 1923 and only showed the former escutcheon, the arms of the Counts of Montfort.
The present arms were granted in 1923 and only showed the former escutcheon, the arms of the Counts of Montfort.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Gall, 1996
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Gall, 1996


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[[Category:Austria]]
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[[Category:Vorarlberg]]
 
[[Category:Granted 1923]]
[[Category:Granted 1923]]

Latest revision as of 05:53, 27 September 2023

VORARLBERG

Wappen von Vorarlberg/Arms (crest) of Vorarlberg
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1923.

Vorarlberg was first mentioned in the 9th century and until the 12th century it was a possession of the Counts of Bregenz. Their successors, the Counts of Montfort, gradually lost the territory to the Dukes of Austria. In 1376 most of the original Vorarlberg had become a possession of Austria. Later some small territories were added, the latest in 1814.

Vorarlberg did not have its own arms until 1863, when Emperor Franz Joseph I granted rather complicated arms. The shield showed nine fields :

Wappen von Vorarlberg/Arms (crest) of Vorarlberg

I : The arms of the city of Bregenz. Bregenz became part of Austria in 1523.
II : The arms of the county of Sonnenberg; in blue a golden sun above a mountain. Sonneberg became part of Austria in 1474.
III : In silver a white church with red roof, flanked by two small silver shields with a black cross. These arms were based on the old seal of the city of Feldkirch.
IV : The arms of the city of Bludenz.
V : The escutcheon, showing in silver a red banner, the historical arms of the Counts of Montfort.
VI : In blue a golden ibex, arms of the County Hohenems.
VII : The arms of the town of Dornbirn
VIII : In silver two crossed black keys, for the St. Peter Convent in Bludenz.
The shield was surrounded by a mantle.

The present arms were granted in 1923 and only showed the former escutcheon, the arms of the Counts of Montfort.

Wappen von Vorarlberg/Arms (crest) of Vorarlberg

The arms near a ski lift

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