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The arms were granted on April 7, 1975. | The arms were granted on April 7, 1975. | ||
The arms are a combination of the anchor, used by the village as shown below for more than a century. The meaning of the anchor is not known. In the arms the upper half shows the lion of the Counts of Pfalz-Zweinbücken, who ruled the village for a long time. [[elzweil2.jpg|center]] | The arms are a combination of the anchor, used by the village as shown below for more than a century. The meaning of the anchor is not known. In the arms the upper half shows the lion of the Counts of Pfalz-Zweinbücken, who ruled the village for a long time. | ||
Before 1975 the municipality used the arms below, which were never officially granted:<br/> | |||
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[[Literature]] : Debus, 1988 | [[Literature]] : Debus, 1988 | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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ELZWEILER
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kusel
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Altenglan
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on April 7, 1975.
The arms are a combination of the anchor, used by the village as shown below for more than a century. The meaning of the anchor is not known. In the arms the upper half shows the lion of the Counts of Pfalz-Zweinbücken, who ruled the village for a long time.
Before 1975 the municipality used the arms below, which were never officially granted:
Literature : Debus, 1988