Ellbögen

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ELLBÖGEN

State : Tirol
District : Innsbruck-Land

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 29, 1983.

The bend arm is a canting symbol, the name means Elbow. The key is the symbol of St. Peter, the local patron saint.

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995