Pinggau

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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PINGGAU

State : Steiermark
District : Hartberg

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 20, 1931.

The shield shows the Virgin, St. John the Apostle and St. Mary Magdalene lamenting the body of Christ taken down from the Cross (Beweinung Christi).

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 13 (1963), p. 82