Bettenhausen (Glan-Münchweiler)

	BETTENHAUSEN Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Kusel Incorporated into : 1969 Glan-Münchweiler Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.46759999999999735109668108634650707244873046875,"lon":7.44939999999999979962694851565174758434295654296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Von Silber und Blau geteilt, oben ein wachsender goldbewehrter und -bezungter blauer Löwe, unten ein silberner Pfahl.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 22, 1960.

The blue lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Veldenz, to which the area belonged in medieval times. The lower half shows the arms of the Von der Leyen family, who had an estate in the village.

Literature: Debus, 1988

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