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'''Country''' : Austria [[File:Austria.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Kärnten]][[File:Karnten.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District ''' : Sankt Veit an der Glan | |||
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| | | In Blau eine goldene, langgestreckte romanische Basilika mit zwei barock behelmten Türmen; das Langhaus ist von einer Biedermeierwaage überhöht. | ||
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From the Middle Ages on, a bishop resided at Gurk to take care of the Carinthian parts of the archdiocese of Salzburg. A beautiful Cathedral was built at Gurk, a well-known example of the Romanesque style in Austria. | From the Middle Ages on, a bishop resided at Gurk to take care of the Carinthian parts of the archdiocese of Salzburg. A beautiful Cathedral was built at Gurk, a well-known example of the Romanesque style in Austria. | ||
According to tradition, St. Hemma, the | According to tradition, St. Hemma, the non-official patron-saint of Carinthia, supervised the building personally. It is said that every labourer received his just wages - even when he tried to grab more than his due out of the money-bag at the accounting table. | ||
The arms refer to this tradition, depicting the Cathedral at Gurk. | The arms refer to this tradition, depicting the Cathedral at Gurk. | ||
From around 1900-1969 the twon used rather different arms, based on the arms of the local cathedral chapter, see below. | |||
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| | File:Gurkz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Gurk/Arms (crest) of Gurk|Seal from around 1920 | ||
File:gurk.hagat.jpg|alt=Wappen von Gurk/Arms (crest) of GurkThe arms in the [[Kaffee Hag : Die Wappen der Republik Oesterreich|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1932 | |||
File:0916.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Gurk/Arms (crest) of GurkThe arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at) | |||
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[[Category:Austrian Municipalities G]] | [[Category:Austrian Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:Kärnten]] | [[Category:Kärnten]] |