Schmidthachenbach: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "/Arms of " to "/Arms (crest) of ") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{media}}" to " {{de1}} {{media1}}") |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
The upper right corner shows an anvil, which is a canting element (Schmiede/Schmidt = smithy), as well as a symbol for the history of the village. Schmidthachenbach was supposedly founded by 8 blacksmiths. The oak leaf stands for the nature surrounding the village. The left half shows the chequered field of the Counts of Sponheim, who ruled the area for many centuries. | The upper right corner shows an anvil, which is a canting element (Schmiede/Schmidt = smithy), as well as a symbol for the history of the village. Schmidthachenbach was supposedly founded by 8 blacksmiths. The oak leaf stands for the nature surrounding the village. The left half shows the chequered field of the Counts of Sponheim, who ruled the area for many centuries. | ||
{{ | |||
{{de1}} | |||
{{media1}} | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966 | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 26 December 2022
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
SCHMIDTHACHENBACH
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Herrstein
| German | In gespaltenem Schild vorne ein schwarzer Balken in Gold, begleitet oben von einem schwarzen Amboß, unten von einem grünen Eichblatt, hinten blau-golden geschacht. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 26, 1963.
The upper right corner shows an anvil, which is a canting element (Schmiede/Schmidt = smithy), as well as a symbol for the history of the village. Schmidthachenbach was supposedly founded by 8 blacksmiths. The oak leaf stands for the nature surrounding the village. The left half shows the chequered field of the Counts of Sponheim, who ruled the area for many centuries.
Literature: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966