Bretzenheim (Bad Kreuznach)

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BRETZENHEIM

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bad Kreuznach
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Langenlonsheim

Official blazon

Unter goldenem Schildhaupt, worin vier rote schwebende Rauten, in Rot eine goldene Bretzel.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-??

The arms are based on a 15th century seal of the village. The four diamonds are taken from the arms of the Counts of Virneburg, who owned the village at the time. The pretzel is a canting element.