Reitzenhain

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REITZENHAIN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Lahn Kreis (until 1969 Loreleykreis)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Loreley

Wappen von Reitzenhain/Arms (crest) of Reitzenhain
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 8, 1991.

The arms show a cuckoo on an oak branch. The green symbolises the forests around the village, whereas the cuckoo is derived from a local legend of te Reitzenhainer Kuckuck. The chief symbolises the fact that the village was a spossession of the Counts of Hessen-Rheinfeld-Rothenburg.





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