Aflenz Land

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AFLENZ LAND

State : Steiermark
District : Bruck an der Mur

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Origin/meaning

Arms granted October 13, 1969.

The municipality region is quite mountainous, hence the mountains in the arms. The keys are the symbol of St. Peter patron saint of the local parish, which is quite old, documented well before the year of our Lord 1000.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA Folge 20 (1970), 48