Leoben

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Official blazon
German	Auf rotem Grund einen weißen Vogel Strauß mit je einem Hufeisen in Schnabel und Klaue.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Leoben is to this day the most important Styrian mining town, seat of a renowned Montanuniversität (an university specialized in mining, metallurgy, oil-drilling and related sciences).

According to medieval science, the ostrich ate and digested iron which it needed to survive. The ostrich thus was an appropriate symbol for the city. The arms have been used since the late 13^th century.

Image gallery

The arms by Zacharias Bartsch (1567)
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932
The arms on the city hall

Literature: Image provided by Karl Palfrader , Kobel, p. 100f ; Bartsch (1567)

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