Birkheim

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BIRKHEIM

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen)

Wappen von Birkheim/Arms (crest) of Birkheim
Official blazon
German

Schild in Silber durch einen blauen Schräglinkswellenbalken geteilt, vorne ein rotes Balkenkreuz, hinten ein blauer Schrägrechtswellenbalken, darunter ein schwarzes Wasserrad, oben ein grünes Birkenblatt.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show the red cross of the State of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The main bllue bend symbolises the Grenzbach river, the smaller bend the Dorfbach (or Quänkelbach). The birch leaf is a canting symbol (Birke=birch), whereas the water-mill wheel symbolises the fromer Fritze Mühle in the village, which was destroyed in the 1920s.





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