Hattgenstein

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HATTGENSTEIN

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

Official blazon
German	über einem rot-silbern geschachten Schildfuß in Rot ein grüner Hügel, darauf ein silbernes Fachwerkhaus mit Glockenturm, roten Fenstern und roter Tür.
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Origin/meaning

The chequered field refers to the County Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged. The house is the bell tower, a protected monument in the village. The green hill symbolises the geographical situation of the village, being the highest situated village in the region.