Oberwürzbach

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OBERWÜRZBACH

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarpfalz Kreis (until 1974 Sankt Ingbert)
Incorporated into : 1974 Sankt Ingbert

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 5, 1967.

The silver pale in blue refers to the Counts von der Leye, who ruled the village until the late 18^th century. The fleur-de-lis is taken as a symbol for St. Norbert, patron saint of the Wadgassen Abbey, which had many possessions in the village. The division line refers to the -bach (stream, brook) part of the name. The division in three parts refers to the three villages in the municipality; Oberwürzbach, Reichenbrunn and Rittersmühle. The watermill wheel also refers to the latter (Mühle=(water-)mill).