Kirchberg an der Raab

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KIRCHBERG AN DER RAAB

State : Steiermark
District : Feldbach

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 9, 1959.

The arms are canting, a Kirche (church) on a Berg (hill or mountain). The base azure may indicate the bit about "an der Raab", at the river River Raab.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 12 (1962), p. 32