Hochscheid

HOCHSCHEID Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Bernkastel-Wittlich (until 1969 Bernkastel) Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bernkastel-Kues Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.8746000000000009322320693172514438629150390625,"lon":7.2157999999999997697841536137275397777557373046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms symbolise the history of the village, which dates back to a Roman spa and Temple of Apollo from the 2nd century AD in the village. The arms thus show a lyre and laurel for Apollo and a spring for the spa.

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