Brücken (bei Birkenfeld)
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BRÜCKEN (bei Birkenfeld)
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld
German |
Unter dreifach eingebogenem goldenem Schildhaupt schräglinks geteilter Schild, vorne rot-silbernes Schach, hinten in Schwarz ein wachsender rotbewehrter, -gezungter und -gekrönter goldener Löwe. |
English | (bei Birkenfeld) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 8, 1963.
The chequered field refers to the County Sponheim, to which part of the area historically belonged. The lion in the lower half refers to the Duchy Pfalz-Zweibrücken, to which another part of the municipality belonged. The chief shows a canting bridge (Brücke).
Literature: Image and information obtained from http://www.vg-birkenfeld.de/gemeinden/gemeinden.htm