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St. Peter im Sulmtal is a municipality in southern Styria. The keys are the attribute of St. Peter (the keys of heaven, as Jesus himself said). The rooster may have two meanings: It may be another attribute of St. Peter, the cock who had only crowed twice before Peter had denied to know Jesus before He was crucified. Or it may be a reference to the well-known Sulmtaler chicken-breed. | St. Peter im Sulmtal is a municipality in southern Styria. The keys are the attribute of St. Peter (the keys of heaven, as Jesus himself said). The rooster may have two meanings: It may be another attribute of St. Peter, the cock who had only crowed twice before Peter had denied to know Jesus before He was crucified. Or it may be a reference to the well-known Sulmtaler chicken-breed. | ||
Sulmtaler chicken are a very sturdy and ancient race and resist all sorts of illnesses very well. | Sulmtaler chicken are a very sturdy and ancient race and resist all sorts of illnesses very well. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 12 (1962), p. 39 | [[Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 12 (1962), p. 39 | ||
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SANKT PETER IM SULMTAL
State : Steiermark
District : Deutschlandsberg
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 19, 1955.
St. Peter im Sulmtal is a municipality in southern Styria. The keys are the attribute of St. Peter (the keys of heaven, as Jesus himself said). The rooster may have two meanings: It may be another attribute of St. Peter, the cock who had only crowed twice before Peter had denied to know Jesus before He was crucified. Or it may be a reference to the well-known Sulmtaler chicken-breed. Sulmtaler chicken are a very sturdy and ancient race and resist all sorts of illnesses very well.
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Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 12 (1962), p. 39