Fischbach-Camphausen
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FISCHBACH(-CAMPHAUSEN)
State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarbrücken
Incorporated into: 1974 Quierschied
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 14, 1964.
The arms are canting, showing a river (Bach) with fish (Fisch). The silver and blue colours are those of the Saarbrücken county and the counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken, to whom the village historically belonged. The black and green colours symbolise the coal mining and the forests in the municipality.
Literature : Lehne and Kohler, 1981