Brücken (Pfalz)
BRÜCKEN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kusel
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Schönenberg-Kübelberg
German |
In Schwarz ein auf einer aus dem Schildfuß wachsenden doppelbogigen gemauerten Brücke, am Mittelpfeiler belegt mit einem strahlenden silbernen Diamanten, schreitender rotbewehrter, -bezungter und bekrönter goldener Löwe, in der rechten Pranke einen goldenen Hammer schwingend. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.
The arms show a canting bridge (Brücke). The lion and black and gold colours indicate the Pfalz region, to which the municipality historically belonged. The main activity historically was coal mining (hammer), in the 20th century this was replaced by diamond cutting (diamond).
Literature: Debus, 1988