Pettnau

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PETTNAU

State : Tirol
District : Innsbruck-Land

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 30, 1973.

The arms show St. Christopher as the patron saint of sailors and ferries. In historical times there were two ferries over the Inn river in the municipality.

Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995