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The arms were granted on July 8, 1963.
The arms were granted on July 8, 1963.



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METTERSDORF AM SASSBACH

State : Steiermark
District : Bad Radkersburg

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 8, 1963.

The first form of the name, recorded in writing, was Medwedsdorf, which means "bear village". Thus, a bear was incorporated in the arms along with the Saßbach stream.

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), Mitteilungen des Steiermärkischen Landesarchivs (MStLA) vol. 16 (1966), p. 62