Eckelsheim
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ECKELSHEIM
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis):Alzey-Worms (until 1969 Alzey)
Verbandsgemeinde:Verbandsgemeinde Wöllstein
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 20, 1960.
The wheel probably symbolises the wheel of the Lords of Bolanden, who ruled the village until 1360. The lower half is the arms of [[Lorraine|Lotharingen), as in 1731 the village became a possession of Duke Franz-Stephen of Lotharingen.
In 1956 the following arms were proposed, based on the only known historical seal (from 1655):
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Literature:Hessisches Wappenbuch - Ortswappen, 1956.