Merzig

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MERZIG

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Merzig-Wadern
Additions: 1974 Ballern, Besseringen, Bietzen, Brotdorf, Büdingen, Fitten, Harlingen, Hilbringen, Mechern, Menningen, Merchingen, Mondorf, Schwemlingen, Silwingen, Weiler, Wellingen

Wappen von Merzig/Arms (crest) of Merzig
Official blazon
German Geviert, oben rechts und unten links in Silber ein durchgehendes rotes Kreuz, oben links und unten rechts in Silber ein schwebendes schwarzes Doppelkreuz.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted May 24, 1909 and were based on a map of the city from 1617 which showed the arms.

The arms show quartered the arms of Trier and the symbol of Lorraine. Merzig was ruled as a condominium between the bishops of Trier (see Rheinland-Pfalz) and the Dukes of Lorraine. The arms of Lorraine show three eagles on a bend (see the arms of Saarland or the county Merzig-Werden), but as a minor symbol the so-call Cross-of-Lorraine was used since Duke Rene I (around 1435).

The seals of the city did not show the arms, but the patron saint, St. Peter. In an 1910 album a golden eagle on a blue field was shown for the city. The origin thereof is not known.

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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