Echtershausen

ECHTERSHAUSEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1970 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land)

Official blazon
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English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 5, 1981.

The arms symbolise partly the geographical situation in the area, the typical mountains around the Prüm river. The blue colour symbolises the colour of the granite in the mountains, but is also derived from the historical blue and silver colours of Luxembourg. Until 1800 the village belonged to Luxembourg.

The wheel in the lower part is the wheel of a plough and symbolises the historical agricultural character of the village.

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