Adlwang

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ADLWANG

State : Oberösterreich
District : Steyr-Land

Official blazon
German	Von Blau und Rot durch einen silbernen Balken geteilt; oben eine silberne, wachsende heraldische Lilie, unten sieben goldene, vier zu drei gestellte Kreuzchen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 25, 1974.

The arms symbolise the fact that the local church is devoted to the Holy Mary of the Seven Sorrows. The fleur-de-lis is the symbol of ST. Mary, the 7 crosses refer to the sorrows.

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