Uchtelfangen

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UCHTELFANGEN

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Neunkirchen
Incorporated into : 1974 Illingen

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1962.

The arms show in the upper part three tiles, taken from the arms of the Lords of Nassau-Saarbrücken, who ruled the area for a long time. The lower half shows inthe colours of Nassau (gold and blue) symbols for agriculture an mining.