Frauenberg (Nahe)
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FRAUENBERG (NAHE)
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Baumholder
| German | In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne rot-silbernes Schach, hinten in Grün über einer goldenen Burg ein Frauenporträt mit Krone in natürlichen Farben. |
| English | (Nahe) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 23, 1965.
The arms are a combination of the checquered field of the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged, and in the lower half a female bust and a castle. The latter are canting elements refer to Countess Loretta von Sponheim (Frau = lady), who built the local Frauenburg castle.
Literature: Heyen und Zimmer, 1966