Mönichwald
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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MÖNICHWALD
State : Steiermark
District : Hartberg
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 13, 1963.
The arms are canting: A Mönch (monk) wandering through a Wald (forest). The Bavarian monastery of Vornbach owned the lands that now make up the municipality. The same coat of arms was used by the monastery from 1663 onwards. The municipality decided not to change the arms.
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 16 (1966), p. 63