Ohmbach

OHMBACH Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Kusel Verbandsgemeinde : Oberes Glantal (until 2017 Schönenberg-Kübelberg) Additions : 1937 Niederohnmbach 1937 Oberohmbach Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.4500000000000028421709430404007434844970703125,"lon":7.3498000000000001108446667785756289958953857421875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Von Schwarz und Gold ge­spalten, rechts ein rotbewehrter und -be­zungter goldener Löwe, links ein wachsen­der linksgekrümmter roter Abtstab, unten überlegt von einem blauen Wellenbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 9, 1971.

The arms indicate that the village was historically part of the Pfalz region (lion). The crosier refers to the Disibodenberg Abbey, which had several possessions in the municipality. The wavy bar symbolises the Ohmbach river.

Literature: Debus, 1988