Oppenberg (Steiermark)
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OPPENBERG
State : Steiermark
District : Liezen
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 11, 1994.
Oppenberg is a very old municipality in Upper Styria, part of an ancient mining region. Its parish church is dedicated to Our Lady, who is symbolised by the star. There is a famous Gothic altar there, showing the Adoration of Christ by the Three Kings, made by Erasmus Grasser around 1490. The crowns of the Kings were also put into the arms.
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Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 47 (1997), p. 38.