Hall in Tirol

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HALL IN TIROL

State : Tirol
District : Innsbruck-Land

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Origin/meaning

The salt barrel in the arms appears already on the oldest seal of the city, dating from 1316. The barrel symbolises the importance of salt mining in the area.

The lions were granted on August 22, 1501 by King Maximilian I. The meaning of the lions is not clear.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995