Neukirchen (Mehlingen)

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NEUKIRCHEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kaiserslautern
Incorporated into : 1939 Mehlingen

Wappen von Neukirchen (Mehlingen)/Arms (crest) of Neukirchen (Mehlingen)
Official blazon
German In Blau eine goldbedachte silberne Kirche mit goldenem Tor und goldenem Kreuz, beseitet von zwei den Turm haltenden Eichhörnchen.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1936.

The arms are canting, showing a (new) church (Kirche). The squirrel is taken from the arms of the Otterberg Abbey, to which the area belonged until 1567.


Literature: Debus, 1988




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