Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land
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BITBURG-LAND
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bitburg-Prüm (until 1970 Bitburg)
Additions : 1970 Amt Bickendorf, Amt Bitburg-Land
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 15, 1972.
The chief symbolises the many castles in the municipality. The label itself symbolises the five former Verbandsgemeinde, which now form Bitburg-Land.
The lower part shows the arms of Lord Hurel von Bettingen. These arms are taken as a symbol for the Lords of Bettingen, the oldest known noble family in the area.
The bordure is a symbol for the Verbandsgemeinden in Rheinland-Pfalz.
To the Verbandsgemeinde belong:
- Baustert
- Bettingen
- Bickendorf
- Biersdorf am See
- Birtlingen
- Brecht
- Brimingen
- Dahlem
- Dockendorf
- Dudeldorf
- Echtershausen
- Ehlenz
- Enzen
- Eßlingen
- Feilsdorf
- Fließem
- Gondorf
- Halsdorf
- Hamm
- Heilenbach
- Hisel
- Hütterscheid
- Hüttingen an der Kyll
- Idenheim
- Idesheim
- Ingendorf
- Ließem
- Meckel
- Messerich
- Metterich
- Mülbach
- Nattenheim
- Niederstedem
- Niederweiler
- Oberstedem
- Oberweiler
- Oberweis
- Olsdorf
- Rittersdorf
- Röhl
- Scharfbillig
- Schleid
- Seffern
- Sefferweich
- Stockem
- Sülm
- Trimport
- Wettlingen
- Wiersdorf
- Wißmannsdorf
- Wolsfeld
Literature : Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995.