Ahorn (Rohrbach)

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AHORN

State : Oberösterreich
District : Rohrbach

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 14, 1984.

The beaver is taken as a canting symbol for the medieval castle Piberstein (Biber=beaver). The leaf is a canting Ahorn (maple) leaf.

Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.