Polch

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POLCH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Mayen-Koblenz (until 1969 Mayen)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Maifeld

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1948 and show in the upper half the arms of the State of Trier, to which the town belonged from 1354-1803. The lower half shows the arms of the Von Polch family, as known from Wilhelm von Polch in 1492.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.