Altenberg bei Linz

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ALTENBERG BEI LINZ

State : Oberösterreich
District : Urfahr-Umgebung

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The arms were officially granted on November 4, 1968.

The base shows a canting mountain (Berg) and symbolises the mountains in the municipality.

The roses are the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Elisabeth of Thüringen. The roses refer to the fact that she, against the will of her husband, was handing out food to the poor. When her husband found out the food mirculously changed into roses.