Winterbach (Pfalz)

WINTERBACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Wallhalben
Additions : 1969 Niederhausen

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein blaubewehrter und -bezungter roter Löwe, belegt mit einem blauen Wellenbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 11, 1971.

The lion is taken from the arms of the Dukes of the Pfalz-Zweibrücken, but instead of gold in black, shown as red in silver. The wavy bar is a canting element; Bach is stream or brook.

Literature: Debus, 1988

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