Melsbach

MELSBACH Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Neuwied Verbandsgemeinde: Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach (until 2018 Rengsdorf) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.4874999999999971578290569595992565155029296875,"lon":7.47769999999999956941110212937928736209869384765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Unter grünem Schildplatt, darin ein linksschräger silberner Wellenbalken, in Silber auf grünem Dreiberg eine grüne Eiche.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 31, 1966.

The wavy bar symbolizes the root word "-bach" of the place name, the mountain the altitude of the place between the Wied and Wallbach valleys, the oak its forested surroundings.

Literature:

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