Mellau

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MELLAU

State : Vorarlberg
District : Bregenz

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 12, 1962.

The pine tree is the symbol o fthe Bregenzer Wald, in which the village is situated. The three crosses refer to the 185 people that died locally in the plague in 1635. Literature : Burmeister, 1975