Brücken (bei Birkenfeld)

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BRÜCKEN (bei Birkenfeld)

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld

Wappen von Brücken (bei Birkenfeld)/Arms (crest) of Brücken (bei Birkenfeld)
Official blazon
German

Unter dreifach eingebogenem goldenem Schildhaupt schräglinks geteilter Schild, vorne rot-silbernes Schach, hinten in Schwarz ein wachsender rotbewehrter, -gezungter und -gekrönter goldener Löwe.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 8, 1963.

The chequered field refers to the County Sponheim, to which part of the area historically belonged. The lion in the lower half refers to the Duchy Pfalz-Zweibrücken, to which another part of the municipality belonged. The chief shows a canting bridge (Brücke).





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Literature: Image and information obtained from http://www.vg-birkenfeld.de/gemeinden/gemeinden.htm