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When Grein received town rights on August 21, 1491 the arms were confirmed. The arms simply show the dangers of shipping on the Donau (Danube) in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Shipping was of great importance for the town. The arms show a wooden ship with three pilots manoeuvring between the rocks in the river. | When Grein received town rights on August 21, 1491 the arms were confirmed. The arms simply show the dangers of shipping on the Donau (Danube) in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Shipping was of great importance for the town. The arms show a wooden ship with three pilots manoeuvring between the rocks in the river. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:greinz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from Grein from 1469 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:grein-donau.hagat.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag : Die Wappen der Republik Oesterreich|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1932 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996. | [[Literature]] : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996. | ||