Kinzigtal
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KINZIGTAL
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ortenaukreis (until 1973 Wolfach)
Incorporated into : 1971 [Wolfach]]
Official blazon
In Gold auf einem mit blauem Wellenpfahl belegten grünen Schildfuß zwei aus den Schildflanken kommende schwarze Dreiberge.
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1949, but not officially granted.
The arms show the Kinzig river in the Kinzig valley and were based on a seal from the middle of the 19th century which showed a river and two mountains.
Literature : Huber, 1987