Ottendorf an der Rittschein
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OTTENDORF AN DER RITTSCHEIN
State : Steiermark
District : Fürstenfeld
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on April 23, 1990.
The local church is dedicated to St Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine. According to tradition, she rediscovered the True Cross during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The trefoils of clover are taken from a local family of squires.
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 41 (1991), p. 34