Höf-Präbach

	HÖF-PRÄBACH Country : Austria State : Steiermark District : Graz-Umgebung Incorporated into: 2015 Eggersdorf bei Graz 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":47.09559999999999746478351880796253681182861328125,"lon":15.6056000000000008043343768804334104061126708984375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 7, 1987.

The vulture is to represent the family of Geier (vulture), owning lands locally in the Middle Ages. Präbach is a name of Slav origin, meaning "before the winds". So, in token of this, a greyhound was joined to the vulture above a base of clouds in order to properly symbolise the municipality, its name and its high location on a ridge of hills.

Agatha Geier was Prioress of the Graz monastery of Dominican nuns in the 15^th century. The Dominicans are traditionally nicknamed "the hounds of the Lord".

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 38 (1988), p. 30

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