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The arms were granted on July 8, 1971.
The arms were granted on July 8, 1971.



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HÖHFRÖSCHEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Fröschen

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 8, 1971.

The chevrons are taken from the arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, as the village belonged historically to this county. The base is canting, a frog (Frosch) on a hill (for Hoh=high).


Literature : Debus, 1988