Mörstadt

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MÖRSTADT

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Alzey-Worms (until 1969 Worms)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Monsheim

Official blazon
German	(proposal) In Blau eine achtblättrige silberne Rebblüte, gold besamt, überhöht von zwei sechsstrahligen goldenen Sternen. (1955) In Blauem Schild ein silbernes Achtblatt (Double Quatrefoil), oben rechts und links ein silberner sechseckiger Stern.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 27, 1955.

The arms are derived from a seal of the local of the year 1698. The meaning of the symbols is unknown. The colours were taken from the arms of Bavaria, as the area belonged to the Bavarian Pfalz for many centureis.

In the 1950s the following arms were propose:

Wappen von Mörstadt/Arms (crest) of Mörstadt

This composition is still used by the municipality, even though new arms were granted in 1955.

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Literature: Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956; Lehmann, 1960

Mörstadt

Origin/meaning

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