Taxenbach

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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TAXENBACH

State : Salzburg
District : Zell am See

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 3, 1929.

The arms show the local patron saint St. Andrew behind a monastery. The base shows a hill with a wavy bend. The meaning is not known, but the arms already appear in a roll of arms from 1620.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Zaisberger, F. and Pfeiffer, N. : Salzburger Gemeindewappen. Winter Verlag, Salzburg, 1985