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The two stars are derived from the arms of the Bitburg district to which the area belonged until 1793. The lower part shows the cross derived from the arms of the Echternach Abbey, to which the local church belonged since 1161. | The two stars are derived from the arms of the Bitburg district to which the area belonged until 1793. The lower part shows the cross derived from the arms of the Echternach Abbey, to which the local church belonged since 1161. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995. | ||
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MECKEL
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1970 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land)
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 18, 1988.
The two stars are derived from the arms of the Bitburg district to which the area belonged until 1793. The lower part shows the cross derived from the arms of the Echternach Abbey, to which the local church belonged since 1161.
Literature: Wappenbuch der Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land 1995.