Zwettl an der Rodl

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ZWETTL AN DER RODL

State : Oberösterreich
District : Urfahr-Umgebung

Coat of arms (crest) of Zwettl an der Rodl
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Origin/meaning

The arms show the local parish church, with in the base the arms of the Starhemberg family, who approached Emperor Maximiliam I in 1513 to grant town rights to Zwettl.

When the arms were granted is no longer known. The oldest known use dates from 1613.

Wappen von Zwettl an der Rodl/Coat of arms (crest) of Zwettl an der Rodl

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

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


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