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Keutschach am See, Carinthia (Austria)

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by Marcus Schmöger, 27 January 2010	by Marcus Schmöger, 27 January 2010

Name of municipality:	Keutschach am See (Hodiše ob jezeru)
Status:	Ortsgemeinde (municipality)
Land (state):	Kärnten (Carinthia)
Bezirk (district):	Klagenfurt-Land

Description of arms (German):	Ein vierfach geteilter Schild: das rechte obere und das linke untere Feld zeigen auf schwarzem Grund drei goldene Querbalken. Das linke obere und rechte untere Feld zeigen eine rote obere und eine silberne untere Fläche. In der silbernen Fläche befindet sich ein gestürzter roter Hut mit goldenem Überstulp; aus dem Hut wachsen drei aufrecht gestellte (schwarze) Straußenfedern (in die rote Schildhälfte). Auf dem Schild ruht in der Mitte ein kleiner Herzschild, der auf schwarzem Grunde eine silberne Rübe mit drei grünen Blättern zeigt. [1] [2] [3]
Blazoning of arms (English):	Quarterly: 1 and 4 barry of six Sable and Or; 2 and 3 per fess Gules and Argent, in fesspoint an hat inverted Gules flapped Or, issuant thereof three feathers Sable; on an inescutcheon Sable a turnip Argent with three leaves Vert.
Adoption date of arms:	11 February 1954

Description of flag:	three stripes, green-white-black, with coat-of-arms [1] [2] [3]; sometimes with the full arms instead of the shield only [4]
Adoption date of flag:	21 July 2003, but used before that date

Sources:	[1] [dew06], see also PDF at official website of Carinthia [2] [lio65] [3] e-mail from municipality (with flag photo), 26 January 2010 [4] photo in: Keutschach am See (Hrsg.) (2003) Keutschach am See – Eine Chronik. Klagenfurt (Johannes Heyn), p. 140.

The coat-of-arms granted in 1954 was the full achievement of the local noble family Keutschacher including three helmets and crests. Although this was soon considered inappropriate for a municipaly symbol, the arms were never formally simplified to the shield alone. Therefore, the full arms is still used alongside the simpler version; at least a former version of the flag also showed the full arms [4], whereas the current flag version does show the shield only [3].

Marcus Schmöger, 27 January 2010

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