Büchel (Eifel)

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BÜCHEL (EIFEL)

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Cochem-Zell (until 1969 Cochem)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Ulmen

Official blazon

Schild durch eingeschweifte Spitze, darin in Silber 7 schwarze Kreuzehen (1:3:2:1), gespalten; vorne in Grün ein silberner Turm wachsend; hinten in Rot ein silbernes Säulenkreuz mit aus dem Rand wachsendem Sockel.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 29, 1982.

The seven crosses were seven crosses in the village, which were traditionally visited when someone became seriously ill. They all still exist. The tower is the former windmill (without blades, since 1923 used as a house) and refers to agriculture. The large silver cross refers to St. Mauritius (Moritz) and the chapel in Morschweiler which was devoted to this saint.