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''' BIRKHEIM''' | ''' BIRKHEIM''' | ||
State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | State:[[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis]] <br/> | District (Kreis):[[Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis]] <br/> | ||
Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein]] (until 2020 [[Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen]]) | Verbandsgemeinde:[[Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein]] (until 2020 [[Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen]]) | ||
[[File:birkheim.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:birkheim.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show the red cross of the [[Trier (State)|State of Trier]], to which the village historically belonged. The main bllue bend symbolises the Grenzbach river, the smaller bend the Dorfbach (or | The arms show the red cross of the [[Trier (State)|State of Trier]], to which the village historically belonged. The main bllue bend symbolises the Grenzbach river, the smaller bend the Dorfbach (or Quänkelbach). The birch leaf is a canting symbol (Birke=birch), whereas the water-mill wheel symbolises the fromer Fritze Mühle in the village, which was destroyed in the 1920s. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Information taken from : http://www.emmelshausen.de | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Information taken from:http://www.emmelshausen.de | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Rheinland-Pfalz]] | [[Category:Rheinland-Pfalz]] | ||
[[Category:Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis]] | [[Category:Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:41, 10 August 2024
BIRKHEIM
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis):Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen)
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Schild in Silber durch einen blauen Schräglinkswellenbalken geteilt, vorne ein rotes Balkenkreuz, hinten ein blauer Schrägrechtswellenbalken, darunter ein schwarzes Wasserrad, oben ein grünes Birkenblatt. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show the red cross of the State of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The main bllue bend symbolises the Grenzbach river, the smaller bend the Dorfbach (or Quänkelbach). The birch leaf is a canting symbol (Birke=birch), whereas the water-mill wheel symbolises the fromer Fritze Mühle in the village, which was destroyed in the 1920s.
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