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When Grein received town rights on August 21, 1491 the arms were confirmed. The arms simply show the dangers of shipping on the Donau (Danube) in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Shipping was of great importance for the town. The arms show a wooden ship with three pilots manoeuvring between the rocks in the river.
When Grein received town rights on August 21, 1491 the arms were confirmed. The arms simply show the dangers of shipping on the Donau (Danube) in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Shipping was of great importance for the town. The arms show a wooden ship with three pilots manoeuvring between the rocks in the river.
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|align="center"|[[File:grein.hagat.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Kaffee Hag : Die Wappen der Republik Oesterreich|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1932
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[[Literature]] : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.
[[Literature]] : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.
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