sentences:  The composition on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side is drawn from the arms formerly borne by the House of Leyen, who were once lords in Gries.The arms have been borne since 1984 when they were approved by the now defunct Rheinhessen-Pfalz "Regierungsbezirk" administration in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.Gries fosters partnerships with the following places