Balesfeld
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BALESFELD
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Kyllburg)
| German |
Durch Spickelschnitt von Silber über Rot geteilt, oben drei rote Lilien, unten die silberne Krümme eines Bischofssstabes. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on ?
The three fleur-de-lys refer to St. Anthony of Padua, the local patron saint. The crosier symbolises the Abbey of Prüm, to which the village belonged until 1800. The points refer to the -feld part of the name, meaning here a mountain meadow.