Breitenthal (Hunsrück)
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BREITENTHAL
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Herrstein
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on May 18, 1962.
The arms show the lion taken from the arms of the Counts of the Rhein (Wild- or Rheingrafschaft), to which the village historically belonged. The lower half is canting, showing a wide valley (Breit=wide, Thal=valley).
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966