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'''Country''' : Austria [[File:Austria.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Steiermark]][[File:Steierma.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District ''' : Graz-Umgebung | |||
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* 2015 [[Eggersdorf bei Graz]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 7, 1987. | The arms were granted on July 7, 1987. | ||
The vulture is to represent the family of Geier (vulture), owning lands locally in the Middle Ages. Präbach is a name of Slav origin, meaning "before the winds". So, in token of this, a greyhound was joined to the vulture above a base of clouds in order to properly symbolise the municipality, its name and its high location on a ridge of hills. | The vulture is to represent the family of Geier (vulture), owning lands locally in the Middle Ages. Präbach is a name of Slav origin, meaning "before the winds". So, in token of this, a greyhound was joined to the vulture above a base of clouds in order to properly symbolise the municipality, its name and its high location on a ridge of hills. | ||
Agatha Geier was Prioress of the Graz monastery of Dominican nuns in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The [[Dominicans]] are traditionally nicknamed "the hounds of the Lord". | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 38 (1988), p. 30 | |||
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[[Category:Austrian Municipalities H|Hof-Prabach]] | |||
[[Category:Steiermark|Hof-Prabach]] | |||
[[Category:Austrian Municipalities H]] | [[Category:Graz-Umgebung|Hof-Prabach]] | ||
[[Category:Steiermark]] | [[Category:Granted 1987|Hof-Prabach]] | ||
[[Category:Graz-Umgebung]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1987]] | |||
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Country : Austria  State : Steiermark  District : Graz-Umgebung
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 7, 1987.
The vulture is to represent the family of Geier (vulture), owning lands locally in the Middle Ages. Präbach is a name of Slav origin, meaning "before the winds". So, in token of this, a greyhound was joined to the vulture above a base of clouds in order to properly symbolise the municipality, its name and its high location on a ridge of hills.
Agatha Geier was Prioress of the Graz monastery of Dominican nuns in the 15th century. The Dominicans are traditionally nicknamed "the hounds of the Lord".
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 38 (1988), p. 30
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