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| by Marcus Schmöger, 23 January 2010 | by Marcus Schmöger, 23 January 2010 | by Marcus Schmöger, 23 January 2010 | by Marcus Schmöger, 23 January 2010 |
| Name of municipality: | Gurk (Krka) |
| Status: | Marktgemeinde (market-town) |
| Land (state): | Kärnten (Carinthia) |
| Bezirk (district): | Sankt Veit an der Glan |
| Description of arms (German): | In Blau eine goldene, langgestreckte romanische Basilika mit zwei barock behelmten Türmen; das Langhaus ist von einer Biederwaage überhöht. [1] [2] |
| Blazoning of arms (English): | Azure, an elongate Romanesque basilica, the steeples with onion-shaped domes, over the nave a pair of balances in Biedermeier style, all Or. |
| Adoption date of arms: | 20 February 1969, again 8 June 1973 |
| Description of flag: | three stripes, yellow-blue-yellow, with coat-of-arms [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Adoption date of flag: | 20 February 1969, again 8 June 1973 |
| Sources: | [1] [dew06], see also
PDF
at official website of Carinthia [2] [lio65] [3] http://bzoe.at/graphics/usergraphics/gallery/wahlauftakt2.jpg [4] http://bzoe.at/graphics/usergraphics/gallery/wahlauftakt60.jpg [5] photography (p. 16) and drawing (p. 21) in: Brachmaier, Hartmut et al. (1998) Das goldene Buch von Gurk. Gurk (Marktgemeinde). |
St. Hemma, born as Hemma von Peilenstein of that noble house with much royal ties, was founder of dozens of churches and monasteries in
Carniola in 10th/11th century. In 12th century her remains were burried in the Gurk Cathedral, the seat of the Gurk diocese (since
late 18th century moved to Klagenfurt - renamed Gurk-Klagenfurt diocese).
Anyway, the model of the church is attribute of St. Hemma - but for what I know, the scales/balances are not - are they? They should
symbolize something else Gurk is important by? Was there a judicial seat there as well?
Željko Heimer, 23 January 2010
The balances are derived from the 19th century seal (probably only about 1840-1850), itself alluding to the town judge of the 18th century, that had used an own seal. Gurk has a particularly convoluted sphragistic history in the 19th and 20th century.
Marcus Schmöger, 23 January 2010
