Kriegsfeld

KRIEGSFELD

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Donnersbergkreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 15, 1926.

The arms are based on the arms of the Kriegsfeld court from 1622. The knight is a canting element (Krieger). The wreath is of unknown meaning or origin, but has been described as a Pechkranz (unlucky-wreath). The colouors are not historical and were determined in 1926.

Literature: Debus, 1988

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