Großmaischeid

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GROSSMAISCHEID

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Neuwied
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Dierdorf
Additions : 1974 Kausen

Official blazon

(de) Von Silber und Blau gespalten; vorn zwei rote Balken, hinten ein durchgehendes Hochkreuz.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 13, 1986.

The arms show bars of the Niederisenburg County, to which the area belonged until 1664. The cross refers to the very old parish and also refers to a cross in the local church.