whole between an abbot's staff issuant from base Or and a palm leaf palewise of the same. The gold abbot's staff refers to the monastic institutions at Pfalzel, Himmerod, Springiersbach, Siegburg and Stuben, which all owned holdings in Faid, although in the early 19th century, these were auctioned off by the French. The central charge on the pale, the wolf, is borrowed from the arms borne by Stavelot in Belgium. The Monastery there was the first one to receive a donation of a holding in Faid, in 943. The palm leaf is Saint Stephen’s attribute, thus representing the church's patron saint, who was mentioned as being such as early as 1470, and then again in 1656. As early as Romanesque times, a church stood in Faid. The arms were designed by A. Friderichs of Zell. Culture and sightseeing Buildings The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: Saint Stephen’s Catholic Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Stephan), Dorfstraße 36 – Romanesque (?) west tower, aisleless church 1750; eight grave crosses, 17th and 18th century Dorfstraße – Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street) Dorfstraße 15 – Quereinhaus; timber-frame building, partly solid, from 1750 Dorfstraße 19 – Quereinhaus; timber-frame building, partly solid, from 1839 Near Dorfstraße 36 – sandstone graveyard cross, from 1847 Entepfuhl – well with well house Stiergass 1 – Quereinhaus; timber-frame building, partly solid, plastered, 18th or 19th century References External links Municipality’s official webpage Cochem-Zell