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'''RIESCHWEILER-MÜHLBACH''' | '''RIESCHWEILER-MÜHLBACH''' | ||
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District (Kreis) : [[Südwestpfalz]]<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Südwestpfalz]]<br> | ||
Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Fröschen]]<br> | Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Fröschen]]<br> | ||
Additions : 1969 Höhmühlbach, Rieschweiler | Additions :1969 Höhmühlbach, Rieschweiler | ||
[[File:riesmuhl.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on April 3, 1980. | The arms were granted on April 3, 1980. | ||
The lion is the lion of the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, as the village of Rieschweiler was the seat of a governor of the Duchy until 1793. The letter M stands for Madonna, taken from the arms of the Wörschweiler Abbey, which had possessions in the region. The red bar and the ball are derived from the arms of the Counts of Saarweden, who also owned some possessions in medieval times. The bar was mady wavy as a canting symbol (Bach is brook, stream) and the ball was changed into a millstone as a canting symbol for Mühlbach (Mühle is mill). | The lion is the lion of the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, as the village of Rieschweiler was the seat of a governor of the Duchy until 1793. The letter M stands for Madonna, taken from the arms of the Wörschweiler Abbey, which had possessions in the region. The red bar and the ball are derived from the arms of the Counts of Saarweden, who also owned some possessions in medieval times. The bar was mady wavy as a canting symbol (Bach is brook, stream) and the ball was changed into a millstone as a canting symbol for Mühlbach (Mühle is mill). | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Debus, 1988 | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 13 August 2024
RIESCHWEILER-MÜHLBACH
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Fröschen
Additions :1969 Höhmühlbach, Rieschweiler
| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 3, 1980.
The lion is the lion of the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, as the village of Rieschweiler was the seat of a governor of the Duchy until 1793. The letter M stands for Madonna, taken from the arms of the Wörschweiler Abbey, which had possessions in the region. The red bar and the ball are derived from the arms of the Counts of Saarweden, who also owned some possessions in medieval times. The bar was mady wavy as a canting symbol (Bach is brook, stream) and the ball was changed into a millstone as a canting symbol for Mühlbach (Mühle is mill).
Literature:Debus, 1988
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