Breitenthal (Hunsrück)

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BREITENTHAL

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

Wappen von Breitenthal (Hunsrück)/Arms (crest) of Breitenthal (Hunsrück)
Official blazon
German In schräggeteiltem Schild vorne in Blau zwei silberne Spitzen mit breitem Zwischenraum, hinten ein blaubewehrter und -gezungter roter Löwe in Gold.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 18, 1962.

The arms show the lion taken from the arms of the Counts of the Rhein (Wild- or Rheingrafschaft), to which the village historically belonged. The lower half is canting, showing a wide valley (Breit=wide, Thal=valley).


Literature: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966




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