Ellenz-Poltersdorf

ELLENZ-POLTERSDORF

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Cochem-Zell (until 1969 Cochem)
Verbandsgemeinde: Verbandsgemeinde Cochem

Official blazon
German	Gespalten von Gold und Silber. In Gold ein halber, rotbewehrter, schwarzer Adler am Spalt, in Silber ein gespaltenes, rotes Balkenkreuz.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 11, 1968.

The eagle indicates that the two villages were free imperial villages in medieval times, in loan from the King from the Archbishops of Trier, hence the cross from the State of Trier.

The combination already appeared on the (only) known seal of Ellenz, dating from 1363, with the text S(igillum).UNIVERSITATIS.DE.ELLENZE, see below.

The seal from Ellenz (LHAKo Best 181, Nr 69)

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