Sponsheim
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SPONSHEIM
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Mainz-Bingen (until 1969 Bingen)
Incorporated into : 1972 Bingen am Rhein
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the right half the lion of the Pfalz, as the village for many centuries belonged to the Pfalz. The tiles (Späne) are a canting element for the old name of the village, Spansheim.
Literature : Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956