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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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SEFFERN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bitburg-Prüm (until 1970 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on December 3, 1982.
The chief symbolises the large statue of St. John of Nepomuk in the municipality. The statue wears a crown made of stars, which are shown in the chief. The wavy division line symbolises the Nims stream that runs through the village.
The crosier is a symbol for the 1000 years that the area belonged to the Prüm abbey.
Literature : Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995.