Morshausen
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MORSHAUSEN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen
Official blazon
(de) Über einem Schildfuß, darin ein goldener Stutzwecken, in silbernem Feld ein schwarzer, linksgewendeter Schwengelbrunnen.
Origin/meaning
The upper half shows a water pump, built in the 15th century by a Hungarian countess, lining in the local castle. The pump still exists. The lower half shows a local kind of bread, a Stutzweck, which is still yearly distributed on Maundy Thursday.
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