Burgalben
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BURGALBEN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Incorporated into : 1969 Waldfischbach-Burgalben
Official blazon
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 18th century, the lion is the arms of the Counts of Zweibrücken.
Literature : Debus, 1988