Raab (Oberösterreich)

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RAAB

State : Oberösterreich
District : Schärding

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted by King Max Josef of Bayern on June 8 1813, and confirmed by Emperor Franz I on September 17, 1830.

The arms are canting, showing a raven (Rabe) on a mountain.

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Seal from around 1900
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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.