Kartitsch
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen |
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KARTITSCH
State : Tirol
District : Lienz
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 26, 1972.
The arms show a crescent, granted in 1465 by Emperor Frederic III to the Wiser von Kartitsch family. As these were the oldest known Lords of the area, the municipality took their arms.
Literature : Köfler and Beimrohr, 1995