Amt Ludweiler-Warndt
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AMT LUDWEILER-WARNDT
State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarbrücken
Incorporated into: 1974 Grossrosseln, Völklingen
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 2, 1962.
The arms in the upper part the eagle of Lorraine to which most of the area historically belonged. The base shows the silver pale of the arms of the family Von der Leyen, which ruled the village of Rilchingen-Hanweiler for a long time. The burning branch is a symbol for Sitterwald, which was founded in 1935 by clearing the forest by fire.
To the Amt belonged :
- Dorf im Warndt
- Emmersweiler
- Karlsbrunn
- Lauterbach
- Ludweiler
- Naßweiler
- Sankt Nikolaus
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966