Zendscheid

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ZENDSCHEID

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Kyllburg)

Official blazon

(de) Von Silber über Rot durch 3 flache Spitzen geteilt, oben 2 grüne Buchenblätter, unten eine silberne Lilie.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The division line and the two beech leaves refer to the -scheid part of the name, which means here forested hills. The fleur-de-lys is the symbol for St. Mary, the local patron saint.