Gimbweiler

GIMBWEILER

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

Official blazon

German	In geteiltem Schild oben in Gold fünf bewurzelte grüne Bäume, von denen der zweite und der vierte die anderen überragen, unten ein rotbewehrter, -gezungter und -gekrönter wachsender goldener Löwe in Schwarz.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 11, 1965.

The lower half shows the lion of the Duchy Pfalz-Zweibrücken, to which the area historically belonged. I have no information on the meaning of the upper half.

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