Blickweiler

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BLICKWEILER

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarpfalz Kreis
Incorporated into : 1974 Blieskastel

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 7, 1970.

The chief shows a piece of Roman pottery, symbolizing the many archaeological finds in the village. The lower half shows the roses for the medieval Counts of Blieskastel, who used a rose bush in their arms and who ruled the village at the time.

Literature : Debus, 1988