Lienz

LIENZ

State : Tirol
District : Lienz

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are derived from symbols of the Counts of Görz, to which the city historically belonged. Since the 13^th century the local governors used a seal with the arms of the Counts of Görz, which are identical to the above arms, except for the rose. The city Lienz itself had no rights to use its own seals or arms until the mid 15^th century. The city choose as arms a rose, used by the Counts of Görz on their coins. In the 16th and 17^th century the city used only the arms with a rose. Later, after the extinction of the Counts of Görz, the arms of the governors and the city were combined.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
Seal from around 1900	The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932
The arms in the Abadie albums	Special postal cancellation 1970