Niedermerz

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NIEDERMERZ

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Düren (until 1971 Jülich)
Incorporated into : 1972 Aldenhoven

Wappen von Niedermerz/Arms (crest) of Niedermerz
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??

The Paschal Lamb (Agnus Dei) is the symbol of St. John, the local patron saint. The lower half shows the arms of the Palandt family from Laurenzberg, who ruled the village from 1300-1566.

Langweiler

The village of Langweiler belonged to Niedermerz, but was never a separate municipality.

The arms of Langweiler stow a Tau-cross with a small bell, the symbols of St. Anthony, the local patron saint of the St. Anthony Chapel from 1683.

Wappen von Niedermerz/Arms (crest) of Niedermerz





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Literature: Information obtained from the Aldenhoven council.