Pfons

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PFONS

State : Tirol
District : Innsbruck-Land

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 21, 1987.

The rooster is taken from the arms of the oldest Lords of Arnholz, who named themselves after the Arnholz Castle in the municipality. The hammer is a symbol for the serpentine mining in the area.

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995