Lustenau

	LUSTENAU Country : Austria State : Vorarlberg District : Dornbirn Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":47.42699999999999960209606797434389591217041015625,"lon":9.6590000000000006963318810448981821537017822265625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Im roten, im Fuß von einem natürlichen Rasenboden durchzogenen Schilde ein goldener gekrönter steigend einwärts gekehrter nach vorne sehender Löwe, der in seinen Vorderpranken einen silbernen auf dem Rasenboden aufstehenden Schild hält, in welchem fächerartig durch ein flatterndes rotes Band verbunden drei natürliche begrante Getreideähren erscheinen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 14, 1902 and again on December 15, 1928.

The origin and meaning of the arms is not really known. The arms already date from at least the 18th century, but an original grant is not known. The lion has always been part of the arms and was never a supporter as such.

The crown on the lion has not been uses consistently, in 1769 it was part of the arms, in 1819 it was missing, it returned in 1855 and was confirmed in 1902.

Image gallery

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932
The arms in the Abadie albums

Literature : Burmeister, 1975

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