Kratzenburg

KRATZENBURG

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen)

Official blazon

German	In geteiltem Schild oben ein roter Balken in Gold, belegt mit einem Schwarzen Schwert, unten ein silberner Schrägbalken, belegt mit drei schwarzen Schwalben.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The upper half symbolises the court of Gallscheid to which the municipality historically belonged. The sword symbolises the Henkerstein area, where the court took place. The lower half shows the canting swallows of the Wilhelm von Schwalbach family.

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