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BECHENHEIM
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Alzey-Worms (until 1969 Alzey)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Alzey-Land
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Viergeteilt; 1 in Gold ein rot bewehrter und bezungter schwarzer Adler; 2 in Schwarz ein rotbewehrter, -gezungter und -gekrönter goldener Löwe; 3 blau-goldenes vierreihiges Schach und 4 in Gold ein abgewinkelter blauer rechter Arm einen blauen Becher haltend. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 8, 1976.
The first quarter shows the Imperial eagle, as a symbol for the imperial estate (Reichsfronhof) in the area, which was first mentioned in 885. The lion is the lion of the Pfalz and indicates that the area historically was part of the Pfalz. The third quarter shows the arms of the local lord of Sponheim. The fourth quarter is canting, showing an arm with a beaker (Becher). That was already porposed as arms in 1956, see below.
The arms below were proposed in 1956:
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Literature: Hessisches Wappenbuch - Ortswappen, 1956.