Buhlenberg

BUHLENBERG

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

Official blazon

German	In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne rot-silbern geschacht, hinten in Silber über blauem Dreiberg ein blauer Wolfskopf.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 26, 1963.

The chequered field refers to the County Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged. The lower half shows a canting mountain (Berg), which symbolizes the local mountains. The wolf's head symbolizes the historical Wolfskaul, a small valley where there wolfs used to be trapped.

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Literature: Image and information obtained from http://www.vg-birkenfeld.de