Gollenberg

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GOLLENBERG

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Birkenfeld

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Official blazon

In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne rot-silbern geschacht, hinten ein goldener Dreiberg in Grün.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 27, 1963.

The chequered field refers to the County Sponheim, to which the area historically belonged. The lower half is canting, a golden mountain (berg).

Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966