Burscheid

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BURSCHEID

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (until 1975 Rhein-Wupper Kreis)
Additions : 1930 Lützenkirchen (partly)

Official blazon

German

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 21, 1920.

The arms were derived from the arms of the family Burtscheid, who used three red water-lily leaves. The leaves were changed to linden leaves, without any special meaning. Whether the family had anything to do with the city is also not very clear.