Trofaiach
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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TROFAIACH
State : Steiermark
District : Leoben
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on October 6, 1535.
During most of its history, the market borough of Trofaiach in Upper Styria has lived from and with iron: The burgesses were engaged mining, smelting, working and trading iron. So, it is quite fitting that King Ferdinand I (brother of Emperor Charles V) granted the borough an arms with an "iron man". To this day, Trofaiach remains a centre of metal industries.
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932 |
Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at,) MStLA 13 (1963), p. 85