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====Origin/meaning==== | |||
In literal translation, the name means "old field of larks", see also a [[Wien-Neulerchenfeld]]. The birds in the arms are thus canting larks. According to popular history, in the Middle Ages larks were caught in these areas. | In literal translation, the name means "old field of larks", see also a [[Wien-Neulerchenfeld]]. The birds in the arms are thus canting larks. According to popular history, in the Middle Ages larks were caught in these areas. | ||
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