Niederstedem

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NIEDERSTEDEM

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 October 28, 1991.

The upper half shows the eagle of the St. Maximin Abbey in Trier, which ruled the area for several centuries. The lower half shows a shell, the symbol of St. James, patron saint of the village.

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Literature: Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995.