Wien-Himmelpfortgrund

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WIEN-HIMMELPFORTGRUND

State : Wien (Vienna)

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Origin/meaning

The arms show the Paschal Lamb (Agnus Dei) bearing a banner charged with the cross and were taken from the arms of the former landlord of the region, a monastery named Himmelpforte (literally: Heaven's Gate).

Himmelpfortgrund is now part of the 9th municipal district, Alsergrund.

Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/