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AMEL

Province : Liège
Additions : 1977 Heppenbach, Meyerode

Official blazon

(1938) Parti: à dextre, burelé d'argent et d'azur de dix pièces au lion de gueules armé, lampassé et couronné d'or, à la queue fourchue et passée en sautoir, brochant sur le tout: à senestre, d'azur à la fasce ondée d'argent.
(1980) gespalten, rechts von Silber und Blau neunmal geteilt, belegt mit einem gold gekrönten, gold bezungten und gold bewehrten zweischwánzigen roten Löwen, links in Blau ein silberner Wellenbalken.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 14, 1938 and confirmed on October 13, 1982.

Historically the area belonged to the Duchy of Luxembourg, hence the lion of Luxembourg in the right half of the arms. The left half show sthe Amel river, which is named after the village.