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).