Baumholder

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BAUMHOLDER

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

Official blazon

German

Origin/meaning The arms were granted in 1909 by King Wilhelm II of Preussen. The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the village, dating from around 1500. The tree in the arms is a canting element (Baum). In the 18th century two small shields were placed besides the tree, one with the arms of Zweibrücken, one with the diamonds of the Wittelsbach family. The area belonged at the time to the County of Zweibrücken, which was ruled by the Wittelsbach family. In the early 20th century the arms below were shown in the Kaffee Hag albums. These arms show the same composition, but in different colours. Seal from around 1900 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Kaffee Hag albums 1920s.