Perlsdorf

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PERLSDORF

State : Steiermark
District : Südoststeiermark (until 2015 Feldbach)
Incorporated into : 2015 Paldau

Official blazon

In Rot zwei einander zugekehrte herschauende silberne Jungbären, mit den inneren Vordertatzen einen silbernen Perlenkranz haltend.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 16, 1997.

The municipality is possibly named after a medieval squire. "Perl" is a shortened diminutive of "Bernhard", but there is no candidate on record. So, in according to local lore, the coat of arms was made doubly canting: Two young bears bearing a chain of pearls. In the dialect, both can be called "perl".