Vorderweißenbach

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VORDERWEISSENBACH

State : Oberösterreich
District : Urfahr-Umgebung

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 19, 1970.

The white wavy bar is canting (Weissen-bach, white-brook). The star symbolises that the village is at the base of the Sternstein mountain, with 1125 m the highest mountain in the region.

Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.