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'''HÖF-PRÄBACH''' | '''HÖF-PRÄBACH''' | ||
State : [[Steiermark]]<br> | State : [[Steiermark]]<br> | ||
District : Graz-Umgebung | District : Graz-Umgebung<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 2015 [[Eggersdorf bei Graz]] | |||
[[File:hofp.gif|center]] | [[File:hofp.gif|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 7, 1987. | The arms were granted on July 7, 1987. | ||
The vulture is to represent the family of Geier (vulture), owning lands locally in the Middle Ages. Präbach is a name of Slav origin, meaning "before the winds". So, in token of this, a greyhound was joined to the vulture above a base of clouds in order to properly symbolise the municipality, its name and its high location on a ridge of hills. | The vulture is to represent the family of Geier (vulture), owning lands locally in the Middle Ages. Präbach is a name of Slav origin, meaning "before the winds". So, in token of this, a greyhound was joined to the vulture above a base of clouds in order to properly symbolise the municipality, its name and its high location on a ridge of hills. | ||
Agatha Geier was Prioress of the Graz monastery of Dominican nuns in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The [[Dominicans]] are traditionally nicknamed "the hounds of the Lord". | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 38 (1988), p. 30 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 38 (1988), p. 30 | ||
[[Category:Austrian Municipalities H]] | [[Category:Austrian Municipalities H]] |
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