Höf-Präbach

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HÖF-PRÄBACH

State : Steiermark
District : Graz-Umgebung
Incorporated into : 2015 Eggersdorf bei Graz

Official blazon

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 15^th century. The Dominicans are traditionally nicknamed "the hounds of the Lord".