Leidenborn

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LEIDENBORN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Prüm)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Arzfeld

Official blazon

Durch eine silberne Wellenleiste von Rot und Grün geteilt. Oben ein aufgeschlagenes goldenes Buch, jede der zwei sichtbaren Seiten belegt mit einem Auge: Wimpern schwarz, Hornhaut silbern, Iris schwarz. Unten drei fächerförmig angeordnete goldene Ähren.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 3, 1993.

The book with the eyes refers to St. Odily, the oldest known saint connected to the village. The wavy bar refers to the local spring, which in medieval times supposedly cured people from the black plague. The base refers to the agricultural character of the municipality.