Buchholz (Westerwald)

BUCHHOLZ (WESTERWALD)

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Neuwied
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Asbach
Additions: 1974 Elsaff (partly), Griesenbach, Krautscheid

Official blazon
German	Geteilt von Silber und Gold durch eine eingeschweifte blaue Spitze, darin eine silberne Kapelle mit offenem Rundportal und kreuzbeknauftem Dachreiter, vorne ein durchgehendes schwarzes Balkenkreuz, hinten ein rechter roter Adlerflug.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms show the cros sof the State of Köln, to which the area historically belonged until 1803. The wing is taken from the arms of the Ungenad von Elsaff family, former lords of the village. The base shows the local chapel.

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