Palmbach

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PALMBACH

State : Baden-Württemberg
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Karlsruhe
Incorporated into : 1972 Wettersbach (1975 Karlsruhe)

Wappen von Palmbach/Arms (crest) of Palmbach
Official blazon
German In Blau schräg­ge­kreuz­t ein goldenes Schwert und einem silber­ner­n Palmzweig.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were proposed in 1901 by the State Archives of Baden.

The arms show a canting palm leaf, even though the name is derived from the French village La Balme (the village Palmbach was founded by French Huguenot refugees). The meaning of the sword I don't know.





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Literature: Die Wappen in Karlsruhe, 1995.