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'''BRECHEN''' | '''BRECHEN''' | ||
State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | State: [[Hessen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Limburg-Weilburg]] (until 1975 [[Limburg (kreis)|Limburg]])<br /> | District (Kreis): [[Limburg-Weilburg]] (until 1975 [[Limburg (kreis)|Limburg]])<br /> | ||
Additions: 1971 [[Niederbrechen]], [[Werschau]]; 1974 [[Oberbrechen]] | Additions: 1971 [[Niederbrechen]], [[Werschau]]; 1974 [[Oberbrechen]] | ||
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The arms were officially granted on December 7, 1977. | The arms were officially granted on December 7, 1977. | ||
The arms show in a quartered field the symbols of the patron saints of the three villages : a bear of St. Maximinius (Niederbrechen), a dragon for St. George (Werschau) and a rose for St. Felicitas (Oberbrechen). The fourth quarter shoqs a cross, symbol of the State of Trier, to which the area historically belonged. | The arms show in a quartered field the symbols of the patron saints of the three villages: a bear of St. Maximinius (Niederbrechen), a dragon for St. George (Werschau) and a rose for St. Felicitas (Oberbrechen). The fourth quarter shoqs a cross, symbol of the State of Trier, to which the area historically belonged. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: http://www.gemeinde-brechen.de | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: http://www.gemeinde-brechen.de | ||