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The oldest use of the arms dates from a seal of the city dating from 1383. The seal already shows the canting combination of wheel (Rad) on a mountain (Berg). Even though the arms have been shown in many different variations, the basic composition has not changed since.
The oldest use of the arms dates from a seal of the city dating from 1383. The seal already shows the canting combination of wheel (Rad) on a mountain (Berg). Even though the arms have been shown in many different variations, the basic composition has not changed since.



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RATTENBERG

State : Tirol
District : Kufstein

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Origin/meaning

The oldest use of the arms dates from a seal of the city dating from 1383. The seal already shows the canting combination of wheel (Rad) on a mountain (Berg). Even though the arms have been shown in many different variations, the basic composition has not changed since.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995