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Revision as of 08:28, 25 July 2023


HAMMERSTEIN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Incorporated into: 1969 Idar-Oberstein

Wappen von Hammerstein (Idar-Oberstein)/Arms (crest) of Hammerstein (Idar-Oberstein)
Official blazon
German In schräggeteiltem Schild vorne in Silber ein blauer schräglinker Wellenbalken, begleitet oben von einem schwarzen geschliffenen Edelstein, unten von einem liegenden schwarzen Hammer; hinten rot-silbern geschacht.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 8, 1965.

The arms are a combination of the checquered field of the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged, and in the lower half a canting hammer and stone (Stein) symbolising the gemstone industry in the village. The wavy blue bar represents the Nahe river.


Literature: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966




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