Steinberg-Deckenhardt

STEINBERG-DECKENHARDT

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Sankt Wendel
Incorporated into : 1974 Oberthal

Official blazon

German	Geteilt, oben in Silber ein wachsender, rotbewehrter und rotgezungter blauer Löwe, unten in Schwarz auf schwarzem Hügel ein goldener Turm.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 6, 1964.

The arms show elements from the arms of the Counts of Veldenz (Lion) and Lords of Ruppersberg (tower), to whom the villages historically belonged. The division of the field symbolises the two villages.

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Literature: Lehne and Kohler, 1981