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The division of the field with the tree refer to the -scheid part of the name, which means clearing of a forest. The two parts of the municipality, Manderscheider Hof and Heilhauser Mühle are represented by a cross and a water mill wheel respectively. | The division of the field with the tree refer to the -scheid part of the name, which means clearing of a forest. The two parts of the municipality, Manderscheider Hof and Heilhauser Mühle are represented by a cross and a water mill wheel respectively. | ||
The red and silver colours refer to the Counts of Vianden and the Prüm | The red and silver colours refer to the Counts of Vianden and the [[Abbey of Prüm]], to which the area historically belonged. | ||
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MANDERSCHEID (ISLEK)
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Prüm)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Arzfeld
Official blazon
Silber, gespalten durch eine eingeschweifte rote Spitze, darin silberne Kiefer, vorn schwarzes lateinisches Kreuz, hinten schwarzes achtspeichiges Mühlrad.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 4, 2011.
The division of the field with the tree refer to the -scheid part of the name, which means clearing of a forest. The two parts of the municipality, Manderscheider Hof and Heilhauser Mühle are represented by a cross and a water mill wheel respectively.
The red and silver colours refer to the Counts of Vianden and the Abbey of Prüm, to which the area historically belonged.
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