Burgalben

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BURGALBEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Incorporated into : 1969 Waldfischbach-Burgalben

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 18, 1950.

The symbol of St. Mary is taken from the seal of the Wadgassen Abbey, to which the village belonged until the late 18^th century, the lion is the arms of the Counts of Zweibrücken.

Literature: Debus, 1988