Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld

VERBANDSGEMEINDE BIRKENFELD (until 1969 Amt Birkenfeld-Nahe)

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld

Official blazon

German	In silber-bordiertem Schild rot-silbernes Schach.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 29, 1952.

The arms are identical to the arms of the Counts of Sponheim, who historically ruled most of the area. The bordure is typical vor an Amt or Verbandsgemeinde.

Municipal stationery, 1960s

To the Verbandsgemeinde belong:

• Abentheuer
• Achtelsbach
• Birkenfeld
• Börfink
• Brücken (bei Birkenfeld)
• Buhlenberg
• Dambach
• Dienstweiler
• Elchweiler
• Ellenberg
• Ellweiler
• Gimbweiler
• Gollenberg
• Hattgenstein
• Hoppstädten-Weiersbach
• Kronweiler
• Leisel
• Meckenbach
• Niederbrombach
• Niederhambach
• Nohen
• Oberbrombach
• Oberhambach
• Rimsberg
• Rinzenberg
• Rötsweiler-Nockenthal
• Schmißberg
• Schwollen
• Siesbach
• Sonnenberg-Winnenberg
• Wilzenberg-Hußweiler

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