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MECHERNICH
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Euskirchen
Additions : 1969 Berg, Bleibuir, Breitenbenden, Eicks, Floisdorf, Glehn, Harzheim, Holzheim, Hostel, Kallmuth, Lorbach, Vussem-Bergheim, Weyer; 1972 Veytal
Official blazon
Geteilt von Gold und Blau, oben ein schreitender, rot-bezungter und -bewehrter schwarzer Löwe, belegt mit einem durchgehenden, fünflätzigen roten Turnierkragen, unten ein schräggekreuzter silberner Schlägel und ein silbernes Eisen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1935 and confirmed on February 9, 1973.
The arms show in the upper part the lion of Blankenheim and in the lower miner's tools. The Lords of Blankenheim ruled the area in the Middle Ages, whereas the tools symbolise the importance of mining in the area.
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Literature : Nagel, R. Rheinisches Wappenbuch, 1986.
