Merkers-Kieselbach

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MERKERS-KIESELBACH

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Wartburgkreis
Additions : 1994 Kieselbach, Merkers; 2013 Dorndorf

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 1, 1994.

The castle refers to the local Krayenburg castle. The miner's tools to the potassium mining in historical times. The base shows a wavy bar with pebbles (Kiesel), which is a canting element for Kieselbach.