Bad Salzig
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BAD SALZIG
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis (until 1969 Sankt Goar)
Incorporated into : 1975 Boppard
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1959 and show in the upper half the imperial eagle, for the imperial Estate of Boppard, to which the area belonged until 1306. In 1306 Boppard became a possession of the Archbishops of Trier. The lower part shows a fountain, symbol for the health resort in the town (Bad).
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.