Wien-Währing

	WIEN-WÄHRING Country : Austria State : Wien Bezirk : Wien XVIII 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":48.22590000000000287627699435688555240631103515625,"lon":16.344100000000000960653778747655451297760009765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms show St Lawrence, the patron saint of the former village and present district, shown on a chequered field of blue and silver. He has the traditional attribute of the grill. The name "Warich" is first documented in 1161/76, but has not yet been explained.

Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s

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