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| | | Geteilt von Gold (Gelb) und Rot; oben vier rote Pfähle, im blauen Obereck ein sechsstrahliger silberner (weißer) Stern; unten aus dem Schildrand hervorbrechend ein linksschräger goldener (gelber) Bischofsstab gekreuzt mit einem silbernen (weißen) Flammenschwert. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on June 29, 1962. | |||
The upper half depicts the coat of arms of the Lords of Merode-Vlatten from 1320. The bishop's crosier refers to the parish patron, St. Dionysius, the sword to the second parish patron, St. Michael, to whom the chapel in Obervlatten is dedicated. | |||
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