Oberkail

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OBERKAIL

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Kyllburg)

Official blazon

(de) In Gold ein roter Sparrenbalken, begleitet oben von zwei roten sechsstrahligen Sternen, unten von einer roten Rose mit goldenem Butzen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1977.

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the village, hanging on a charter from 1584. The meaining is not known, but the bar is taken from the arms of the Counts of Manderscheid-Kail to which the area blelonged at the time.