Trier (kreis)
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TRIER (TR)
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Incorporated into : 1969 Trier-Saarburg
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on February 11, 1930.
The arms show in the lower half the two main historical territories to which the district belonged: the cross of the State of Trier and the arms of Luxembourg. The upper part is the Prussian eagle, as the district belonged in 1930 to the Prussian Rhineprovince.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.