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'''Country''' : Austria [[File:Austria.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Tirol]][[File:Tirolstate.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District ''' : Reutte | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The oldest known seal of Vils dates from 1487 and already shows the bull's head. The head is derived from the nearly identical arms of the Lords of Hohenegg, to whom the city belonged for a long time. To distinguish the arms, the city used a wavy bar below the head until the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Ever since the arms remained unchanged and are identical to the arms of the Lords of Hohenegg. | |||
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File:1449.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Vils/Arms (crest) of Vils|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995 | |||
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[[Category:Austrian Municipalities V]] | [[Category:Austrian Municipalities V]] | ||
[[Category:Tirol]] | [[Category:Tirol]] | ||
[[Category:Reutte]] | [[Category:Reutte]] |
Latest revision as of 07:39, 30 January 2024
Country : Austria State : Tirol District : Reutte |
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English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The oldest known seal of Vils dates from 1487 and already shows the bull's head. The head is derived from the nearly identical arms of the Lords of Hohenegg, to whom the city belonged for a long time. To distinguish the arms, the city used a wavy bar below the head until the 19th century. Ever since the arms remained unchanged and are identical to the arms of the Lords of Hohenegg.
Image gallery
The arms in the Abadie albums
Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995
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