Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing

	SANKT GEORGEN AN DER STIEFING Country : Austria State : Steiermark District : Leibnitz Additions: 2015 Stocking (partly) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":46.8756699999999995043253875337541103363037109375,"lon":15.578939999999999344026946346275508403778076171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Blau silbern der heilige Georg hoch zu Roß mit einer Lanze einen am Rücken liegenden Drachen tötend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 16, 1994.

The borough of St. Georgen has used the arms on its seals since the 16^th century. They were formally granted only in 1994. The arms show St. George, the patron saint of the local church, slaying the dragon.

Literature: Image provided by Karl Palfrader , MStLA 47 (1997), p. 40

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