Breitscheid (Neuwied)

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Official blazon

German	Gespalten durch eingeschweifte goldene Spitze, darin auf grünem Dreiberg wachsend vier unterschiedlich hohe schwarze Sechskantsäulen, vorn in Grün fünf silberne Ringe (2:1:2), hinten in Rot drei goldene zweizeilige Ähren.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The rings are derived from the seals of the late medieval family von Breitscheid. The wheatears indicate the agricultural character of the municipality. The division line indicates the geographical situation and the basalt columns refer to the formerly important basalt mining.

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