Gransdorf

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GRANSDORF

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1969 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Kyllburg)

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein silberner Schräglinksbalken, belegt mit zwei ineinandergeschlungenen roten Ringen. Oben eine silberne Kirche im Umriss der ehemaligen Pfarrkirche. Unten eine goldene Krone.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1992.

The church is the local church, a landmark in the area. The crown refers to St. Mary, the local patron saint. The two rings refer to the Himmerod Abbey, which owned a large part of the area from medieval times until 1795.