Mittelbach
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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MITTELBACH
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Zweibrücken
Incorporated into : 1969 Mittelbach-Hengstbach (1972 Zweibrücken)
Official blazon
In Gold ein roter Wellenbalken.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 23, 1951.
The arms are canting, the name means middle-brook, which is symbolized by the wavy bar in the middle of the shield. The colours are those of the Counts of Zweibrücken.
Literature : Debus, 1988.