Hamm (Eifel)

HAMM

State: Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis): Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (until 1970 Bitburg)
Verbandsgemeinde: Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land)

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 25, 1992.

The red shield is derived from the arms of the Lords of Malberg, who became Lords of Hamm in 1562. The wavy chevron symbolises the Prüm river that flows around the village.

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