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M. Schmöger, 26 April 2014
| Name of municipality: | Mariazell |
| Status: | Stadtgemeinde |
| Land (state): | Steiermark (Styria) |
| Bezirk (district): | Bruck-Mürzzuschlag |
| Former district: | Bruck an der Mur |
| Description of arms (German): | Im schwarzen Schilde die stilisierte Darstellung des gotischen Torbogens der Basilika von Mariazell in Gold; davor ebenfalls in Gold die bekrönte Mariazeller Madonna mit dem gleichfalls gekrönten Jesukind auf ihrem rechten Arm. Die Madonna ist mit einem blauen Mantel und einem auch das Jesuskind einhüllenden weißen, silbern bestickten Gewande bekleidet; das Gewand ist auf der Brustseite der beiden Gestalten mit je einem goldenen Kreuzchen geziert. |
| Blazoning of arms (English): | Sable, the stylized archway of the Mariazell basilica Or, behind the Mariazell madonna also Or crowned and holding the divine infant, also crowned, in her dexter; the madonna is vested with a coat Azure and a vestment White embroidered Argent, enveloping also the divine infant; the breast part of the vestment of both figures is charged with a crosslet Or. |
| Adoption date of arms: | 29 April 1948, in force 1 May 1948, derived from the historical arms |
| Description of flag: | three stripes, blue-white-yellow, with arms |
| Flag used since: | 4 August 1958 |
| Sources: | Sources for the arms: [1] [wdy64] [2] [stl04] [2] [k4p54] [3] [ksj56] [4] [pus62] [5] [glr95] [6] http://www.mariazell.gv.at/die-stadt/daten/ [7] http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Mariazell [8] LGBl. 1948, 7. Stück, Nr. 27, S. 56 at http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=lgm&datum=1948&page=64 Sources for the flag: description in [glr95] description at http://webapp.uibk.ac.at/alo_cat/card.jsp?id=12554067 (citing Neue Österreichische Tageszeitung 6 August 1958, p. 7) photos at http://www.mariazellerland-blog.at/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Otto_von_Habsburg_Trauerfeier_Mariazell_05363.jpg http://www.mariazellerland-blog.at/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Hauptplatz-Mariazell-web.jpg http://www.mariazellerland-blog.at/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Mariazell-Hauptplatz-Little-Planet_Blog.jpg http://www.mariazellerland-blog.at/wp-content/gallery/little-planets/mariazell-hauptplatz-little-planet_blog.jpg |
| Remarks: | the municipality is going to merge with Gußwerk, Halltal and St. Sebastian on 1 January 2015 (name of the new municipality will be Mariazell) |
M. Schmöger, 26 April 2014
