Eckersweiler
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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ECKERSWEILER
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Baumholder
Official blazon
In geteiltem Schild oben ein wachsender rotbewehrter und gezungter blauer Löwe in Silber, unten in Blau ein silberner Turm mit Turmhelm.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 10, 1964.
The arms are a combination of the lion of the arms of the county of Veldenz, to which the area historically belonged, and in the base the local church tower.
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966