Bergen (bei Kirn)
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BERGEN (BEI KIRN)
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Herrstein
Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on May 23, 1962.
The arms are a combination of the lion of the arms of the Wild- or Rheingrafen, to whom the village historically belonged, and in the base three canting mountains (Berge).
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966