Birkenhördt
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BIRKENHÖRDT
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südliche Weinstrasse
Verbandsgemeinde: Bad Bergzabern
German | Von Schwarz und Gold schräglinks geteilt, oben rechts ein aufwärts schreitender linksgewendeter rotbewehrter, -bezungter und -bekrönter goldener Löwe, unten links ein grüner Birkenzweig mit drei grünen Blättern. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1969.
The village became a possession of the Counts of the Pfalz in 1668 and the arms thus show the lion of the Pfalz in the upper half.
The lower half shows a birch (Birke) branch as a canting element. The 18th century seal of the village also showed a birch tree under a crown.
Literature: Debus, 1988