Hermersberg

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HERMERSBERG

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Waldfischbach-Burgalben

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Official blazon

Unter gesenktem schwarzen Schildhaupt, darin fünf silberne Bollen (Kugeln) 2:1:2, in Gold auf gerundetem grünem Hügel ein grüner Baum.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 23, 1958.

The five silver balls on black are taken froom the arms of the Lords and Estate of Sickingen, to which the village belonged until 1791. The main charge is a tree on a green mountain (= Berg) symbolising the large forests of the area as well as the rich fields of wheat (golden background)

Literature : Debus, 1988