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'''Country''' : Austria [[File:Austria.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Kärnten]][[File:Karnten.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District ''' : Sankt Veit an der Glan | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Blau auf goldenem Dreiberg ein Bündel natürlich gefärbter Eisenstangen, das mit zwei goldenen Bändern gebunden und von einer goldenen Lilie überhöht ist. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on December 11, 1479. | The arms were granted on December 11, 1479 by [[Bernhard von Rohr]], Archbishop of Salzburg, as the town was a possession of the Archbishops at the time. | ||
The arms show a bundle of iron rods on a heraldic mountain, surmounted by a fleur-de-lys. Althofen is situated on a sharp hill. In historic times, the city was of key importance because of | The arms show a bundle of iron rods on a heraldic mountain, surmounted by a fleur-de-lys. Althofen is situated on a sharp hill. In historic times, the city was of key importance because of the iron ore mines in the mountains nearby. The ore was smelted locally and brought to Althofen, where it was sold. | ||
the iron ore mines in the mountains nearby. The ore was smelted locally and brought to Althofen, where it was sold. | |||
[[Literature]] : Zaisberger, F. and Pfeiffer, N. : Salzburger Gemeindewappen. Winter Verlag, Salzburg, 1985 | ===Image gallery=== | ||
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File:Althofeng.jpg|alt=Wappen von Althofen/Arms (crest) of Althofen|The original grant from 1479 | |||
File:Althofenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Althofen/Arms (crest) of Althofen|The oldest seal from 1480, used until the 18th century | |||
File:althofen.hagat.jpg|alt=Wappen von Althofen/Arms (crest) of Althofen|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag : Die Wappen der Republik Oesterreich|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1932 | |||
File:0912.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Althofen/Arms (crest) of Althofen|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:Althofenp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Althofen/Arms (crest) of Althofen|Special postal cancellation 1968 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Zaisberger, F. and Pfeiffer, N. : Salzburger Gemeindewappen. Winter Verlag, Salzburg, 1985 | |||
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[[Category:Austrian Municipalities A]] | [[Category:Austrian Municipalities A]] | ||