Kirn

KIRN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bad Kreuznach
Additions : 1969 Kallenfels, Kirnsulzbach
Verbandsgemeinde : (since 2020) Verbandsgemeinde Kirner-Land

Official blazon

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English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the early 16^th century. The lions are derived from the arms of the Counts of the Rhein, who ruled the town in the 14^th century and who granted the city rights. The meaning of the two so-called wolf's irons is not known.

Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s