Forst an der Weinstrasse

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FORST AN DER WEINSTRASSE

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bad Dürkheim
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Deidesheim

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 20, 1902.

The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1725 and shows the cross of the State of Speyer, a hunter, a canting forest (Forst=forest) and the Agnus Dei. In 1902 these elements were used to design the new arms.

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.