Elchweiler
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ELCHWEILER
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld
Official blazon
Unter rot-silbern geschachtem Schildhaupt in Grün ein goldenes Elchgeweih mit Grind.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 23, 1964.
The chequered field refers to the County Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged. The lower half shows a canting elk's head (Elch-elk/moose).
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966