Zwettl an der Rodl

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Civic heraldry of Austria - Österreichische Gemeindewappen
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ZWETTL AN DER RODL

State : Oberösterreich
District : Urfahr-Umgebung

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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.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

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