Walpershofen

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WALPERSHOFEN

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarbrücken
Incorporated into : 1974 Riegelsberg

Wappen von Walpershofen/Arms (crest) of Walpershofen
Official blazon
German

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 4, 1958.

The arms the crosses from the arms of the Counts of Saarbrücken-Commercy, who ruled the area for a long time, also during the first time the village was mentioned, in 1293. The three crosses also symbolise the three churches in the municipality in 1958. The zig-zag bar resembles the initial letter W.





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Literature: Lehne and Kohler, 1981