Mendig

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MENDIG

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Mayen-Koblenz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Mendig
Additions : 1969 Niedermendig, Obermendig

Official blazon

(de) Gespalten von Schwarz und Silber, vorne ein rotgekrönter und rotbewehrter goldener Löwe, hinten ein durchgehendes rotes Balkenkreuz, belegt mit einem blauen Mühlstein.

Origin/meaning

The arms are those of Niedermendig, and show the lion of the Pfalz and the cross of the State of Trier. The blue mill-stone symbolises the local quarries and stonecutting and masonry industry and also appears in the arms of the former Mayen district.