Burbach (Eifel)

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BURBACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Kyllburg)

Official blazon
German	Von Silber über Rot schräglinksgeteilt, oben ein aufsteigendes rotes Vortragekreuz, unten eine silberne Mitra.
English	(Eifel) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The mitre indicates that the village was a possession of the Principality-Abbey of Prüm until the 16th century. The crosier is the symbol for St. Margareth, the local patron saint.

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