Frankenthal (kreis)
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FRANKENTHAL (FT)
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Incorporated into : 1969 Bad Dürkheim
Official blazon
- (de) Im durch eine eingebogene, aufsteigende, goldene Spitze gespaltenen Schild vorne ein goldener, rotgekrönter und rotbewehrter, linkshin gewendeter Löwe in Schwarz, hinten ein silberner, rotbewehrter Adler in Blau, in der Spitze unten ein schwarzes Maschinenrad, belegt mit einer blauen Traube mit zwei grünen Blättern.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 1st, 1955.
The arms show the lion of the Pfalz and the eagle of the Counts of Leiningen, as these counts as well as the Princes of the Pfalz ruled over large parts of the district. The lower part shows the main sources of income for the population; a wheel for the industry and grapes for the viniculture and the gold colour the wheat.
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