Mautern in Steiermark

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MAUTERN IN STEIERMARK

State : Steiermark
District : Leoben

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Origin/meaning :
The borough of Mautern was granted arms by Emperor Ferdinand II Oct 20, 1633.

The letters patent offers no explanations, as usual. This grant was made following pleading of Mautern's landlord, Max Preiner Freiherr zu Stübing. The beaver was taken from his family arms.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 13 (1963), p. 78