Griebelschied
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GRIEBELSCHIED
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Herrstein
Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on May 9, 1962.
The arms are a combination of the lion of the arms of the Wild- or Rheingrafen, to whom the village historically belonged, and in the base an oak leaf and three acorns. The latter refer to the old oak tree in the village, a protected natural document.
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966