Berzhausen

BERZHAUSEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Altenkirchen
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Flammersfeld)

Official blazon
German	Von Rot und Grün gespalten durch eingeschweifte silberne Spitze, darin über blauer Wellenleiste schwarzes Mühlrad, vorn blaugezungt- und bewehrter goldener leopardierter Löwe, hinten silberner Backhausgiebel mit schwarzer Tür, Fenster und Fachwerk.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Sayn, to whom the area historically belonged. The house is the locally known Backhaus, the former village baking house. The lower half shows the Wied river and a water mill wheel for the formerly important water mills in the municipality.

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