Verbandsgemeinde Freinsheim
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VERBANDSGEMEINDE FREINSHEIM
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) :Bad Dürkheim
German | In achtfach von Silber und Blau geteiltem Schildbord in viergeteiltem Schild oben rechts in Blau ein rotbewehrter silberner Adler, oben links in Gold ein schräggelegter, mit dem Bart nach unten gekehrter schwarzer Schlüssel, unten rechts in Gold eine blaue Traube, unten links in Schwarz ein rotbewehrter und -bezungter goldener Löwe.
Origin/meaningThe arms were granted on June 20, 1986. The arms show in the first quarter the eagle taken from the arms of the Counts of Leiningen, to whom a large part of the area belonged until 1467. The key refers to the diocese of Worms, to whom the local parishes belonged, the grape is a symbol for the viticulture in the area. The lion in the fourth quarter is the lion of the Pfalz, as most of the area belonged to the Pfalz after 1467. The bordure is the common symbol for a Verbandsgemeinde and is shown in the Leiningen colours. To the Verbandsgemeinde belong :
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