Reinheim (Gersheim)

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REINHEIM

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarpfalz Kreis
Incorporated into : 1974 Gersheim

Wappen von Reinheim (Gersheim)/Arms (crest) of Reinheim (Gersheim)
Official blazon
German Von Gold und Blau geteilt, oben ein stehender geflügelter rotbewehr­ter und -bezungter blauer Löwe mit unter­ geschlagenem Schweif, unten ein dreila­mellig gedrehter, oben offener goldener Halsreif mit reich verzierten Enden, besei­tet von zwei rosettenförmigen durchbro­chenen goldenen Perlen.
English (Gersheim) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 23, 1956.

The upper half shows a winged lion, symbol of St. Mark, the local patron saint. The base shows a prehistoric torc and pearls, found in a grave in the village in 1954.


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Literature: Debus, 1988