Merzkirchen

MERZKIRCHEN Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Trier-Saarburg (until 1969 Saarburg) Verbandsgemeinde: Saarburg-Kell (until 2019 Saarburg Additions: 1974 Dittlingen 1974 Kelsen 1974 Körrig 1974 Portz 1974 Rommelfangen 1974 Südlingen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.5784000000000020236257114447653293609619140625,"lon":6.4763999999999999346300683100707828998565673828125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Im blauen Schild eine silberne Kirche, im rechten Obereck in Silber das rote kurtrierische Kreuz, im linken Obereck neunmal von Silber und Blau geteilt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The church is the local church and at the same time a canting element. Historically all villages in the municipality belonged to the Merzkirchen parish.

The area historically was partly ruled by the State of Trier (red cross) and the Duchy of Luxembourg (bars).

Literature: www.wiesel.lu

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