Damscheid

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DAMSCHEID

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis ( until 1969 Sankt Goar)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Sankt Goar-Oberwesel)

Official blazon

(de) In silber vor grün gespaltenem Schilde vorn eine grüne Fichte, hinten ein silberner Gitterrost.

Origin/meaning

The pine tree and the colours refer to the fact that the municipality is largely forested. The grill is the symbol of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.