Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen

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VERDANDSGEMEINDE EMMELSHAUSEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Incorporated into : 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein

Wappen von Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen

Official blazon
German	Innerhalb eines von Gold und Rot gespaltenen Schildbordes; von Rot und Gold gespalten; vorn ein silberner Balken; hinten ein blau gekrönter und bewehrter herschauender, doppelschwänziger roter Löwe.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 17, 1973.

The silver bar in red refers to the historical Schönecken District of the State of Trier, which now forms a large part of the Verbandsgemeinde. The lion is the arms of the Katzenelnbogen County, to which also a large part of the area historically belonged. The bordure is the typical symbol for a Verbandsgemeinde.

The following municipalities belong to the Verbandsgemeinde: