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# Bleiburg (Carinthia, Austria)

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Last modified: 2026-05-09 by martin karner
Keywords: bleiburg | bicolour: blue-yellow |
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by M. Schmöger | by M. Schmöger

Description of arms (German): | In Blau auf einem goldenen Schriftband mit der Inschrift S. LVCAS ein nach rechts schreitender herschauender, goldener Flügelstier. [1] [2] [3]
Blazoning of arms: | Azure a winged bull passant guardant Or on a scroll of the Same with an inscription Sable S. LVCAS. (Christopher Southworth)
Adoption date of arms: | seal first attested 1650 (but probably from around 1320/1330); arms confirmed 10 September 1969
Adoption date of flag: | 10 September 1969
Official colours: | blue-yellow [1] [4] [5] [6]
Sources: | [1] [dew06], see also PDF at official website of Carinthia [2] [stl04] [3] [lio65] [4] list of Austrian municipal colours, by Jan Miller, 18 February 1965/16 April 1965/24 June 1965 (archive Arnold Rabbow) [5] http://www.bmlv.gv.at/pool/img/soldaten04.jpg [6] http://bzoe.at/graphics/usergraphics/gallery/cimg1650.jpg [not archived]

M. Schmöger, 6/11 January 2010

See also:

- Völkermarkt district
- Municipalities in Carinthia
- Carinthia
- Austria: Vertical Hoisting of Flags
- Austrian Municipalities
- Austria