Schmitshausen
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SCHMITSHAUSEN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Wallhalben
Official blazon
In Blau ein silbernes Hufeisen mit abwärts gekehrten Stollen, mitten darin eine silberne Rose mit blauen Butzen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 2, 1981.
The horse-shoe refers to the name of the village, which can be translated as village of smithies. One of the oldest houses in the village historically also was a smithy. The rose refers to the cultivation of roses in the village. The colours are those of the Counts of Leiningen.
Literature : Debus, 1988