Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt

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SANKT MAREIN BEI NEUMARKT

State : Steiermark
District : Murau

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 28, 1986.

St Marein lies near the Neumarkter Sattel, an important mountain pass. The Romans built a highroad across the mountains and settled there. The main charge is an acanthus taken from a find of Roman masonry. The fleur-de-lis is a reference to Our Lady (St. Marein is a dialect form of St. Maria).

Literature : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA 37 (1987), p. 39