Kyllburgweiler

KYLLBURGWEILER

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

Official blazon
German	Unter silbernem Schildhaupt, darin ein blaues Schwert mit goldenem Griff, in Schwarz ein schrägrechter, rot-weiss geschachteter Balken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The bend is the symbol for the Cistercian Order and refer to the Sankt Thomas Abbey, to which the area belonged from medieval times until 1795. The chief shows a sword as a symbol for St. Lucia the former patron saint of the local church.

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