Aich (Steiermark)

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AICH

State : Steiermark
District : Liezen

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on 28 April, 1986.

In the Middle Ages, justice was administered at Aich, because a Gerichtsbank (literally: a Bench) was situated here. The pale in the arms is to represent the judge's rod of office. The oak leaves are, of course, a reference to the name of Aich (Eiche, oak). The three balls are the attribute of St Nicholas, the patron saint of the local church.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 37 (1987), p. 33