Oberweis

OBERWEIS

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1970 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land)

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 7, 1984.

The arms show in the upper part the dove and flask, symbols of the patron saint of the village, St. Remigius.

The lower part shows the bar derived from the arms of the Lords of Manderscheid-Schleiden, who ruled the area until 1593.

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Literature: Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995.