Bad Kreuzen

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BAD KREUZEN

State : Oberösterreich
District : Perg

Official blazon
German	In Rot auf grünem Dreiberg ein silbernes Lamm mit einem goldenen, auf dem Rücken aufgesteckten, lateinischen Kreuz,
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 23, 1979.

The arms first appear on the oldest seal of the town, dating from 1510. The cross is most likely adopted as a symbol for the yearly festivities on the Kreuzerhöhung, which were first held on September 14, 1482. The meaning and origin of the sheep is not known.