Merkendorf (Steiermark)
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MERKENDORF
State : Steiermark
District : Feldbach
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 8, 1998.
The main charge are three saffron plants. In times past, saffron was grown in Eastern Styria. The plant was (and is) used as a condiment and as a dye. The ants are a reference to local folklore.
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 49 (1999), p. 53