Fladnitz im Raabtal

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FLADNITZ IM RAABTAL

State : Steiermark
District : Feldbach

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 14, 1998.

The arms are based on those of the Fladnitzer, local landowners in the Middle Ages, with three fleur-de-lis for difference. These are also a reference to the meaning of the name (swamp or moor brook).

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 49 (1999), p. 51