Kappeln (Pfalz)
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KAPPELN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kusel (until 1969 Birkenfeld)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken)
| German | In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne in Gold ein blaubewehrter und -gezungter roter Löwe nach links, hinten in Grün eine silberne Kapelle. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 20, 1964.
The lion in the upper part is the lion of the Rheingrafen (counts of the Rhine), to which the village historically belonged. The base shows a canting chapel (Kapelle), based on the local village church.
Literature: Debus, 1988