Flaurling

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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FLAURLING

State : Tirol
District : Innsbruck-Land

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 28, 1982.

The arms show a giant (Riese) as a canting symbol for Sigmund Ris, a famous humanist and artist and chaplain of Archduke Sigmund of Austria. He worked as a parish priest in Flaurling for nearly 50 years and made may works of art from wood.

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995