Salzburg

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SALZBURG

State : Salzburg
District :

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 14, 1931, but date from medieval times.

The arms are based on the medieval seal of the city, which showed a very typical design of the time; a city wall with three (church) towers.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Zaisberger, F. and Pfeiffer, N. : Salzburger Gemeindewappen. Winter Verlag, Salzburg, 1985