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GUINKIRCHEN

Département : Moselle

Blason de Guinkirchen/Arms (crest) of Guinkirchen
Official blazon
French De gueules à l'église, accompagnée en chef d'un alérion accosté de deux glands, le tout d'argent.
English No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The silver church (Kirche) is a canting element. The acorns are taken from the arms of the Longeville abbey in Saint Avold, to which the church belonged. The alerion is the symbol of Lorraine, as the village was part of the Boulay estate, owned by the Dukes of Lorraine.

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr

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