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'''Country''' : Austria [[File:Austria.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''' :Austria [[File:Austria.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''State''' : [[Steiermark]][[File:Steierma.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | '''State''' :[[Steiermark]][[File:Steierma.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
'''District ''' : Graz-Umgebung | '''District ''' :Graz-Umgebung | ||
'''Incorporated into''': <br> | '''Incorporated into''':<br> | ||
* 2015 [[Raaba-Grambach]] | * 2015 [[Raaba-Grambach]] | ||
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The arms were granted on July 7, 1987. | The arms were granted on July 7, 1987. | ||
The name of the village appeared first as "Radawie" in a deed from about 1060. This, in time, became "Radweg" (1542) by way of oral tradition and afterwards Raaba. Originally, the name meant something like "much used" (way or street). "Radweg" means literally "way of wheels", or in today's language: bicycle | The name of the village appeared first as "Radawie" in a deed from about 1060. This, in time, became "Radweg" (1542) by way of oral tradition and afterwards Raaba. Originally, the name meant something like "much used" (way or street). "Radweg" means literally "way of wheels", or in today's language:bicycle | ||
route. It was attempted, to represent a "way of wheels" in heraldic terms. The clover is to represent agriculture, or more precisely: market gardening, which is an important economic factor in the municipality. | route. It was attempted, to represent a "way of wheels" in heraldic terms. The clover is to represent agriculture, or more precisely:market gardening, which is an important economic factor in the municipality. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] : Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA Folge 38 (1988), p. 37 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Austria|Literature]] :Image provided by Karl Palfrader (k.palfrader@aon.at), MStLA Folge 38 (1988), p. 37 | ||
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