Bickenbach (Hunsrück)

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BICKENBACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen)

Official blazon

(de) Schild geteilt, oben in Rot ein silberner Balken, unten in Gold, vorne ein schwarzes Buch belegt mit drei silbernen Steinen, hinten ein grüner Palmzweig.

Origin/meaning

The upper half symbolises the court of Gallscheid to which the municipality historically belonged. The lower half shows the symbols of St. Stephen, patron saint of the village, a palm leaf and a book with three stones.