Pfaffenberg (Zell im Wiesental)

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PFAFFENBERG

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Lörrach
Incorporated into : 1975 Zell im Wiesental

Wappen von Pfaffenberg (Zell im Wiesental)/Arms (crest) of Pfaffenberg (Zell im Wiesental)
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1902.

The arms combine symbols of the former rulers in the district. The crosier is derived from the arms of the Säckingen Convent, and the rings are taken from the arms of the Schönau family.

In the mid 1930s the municipality wanted to change the arms, as religious symbols were no longer considered appropriate.
The new design showed in a golden shield a black ring below a green mountain. The significance was that the mountain symbolised the municipality and agriculture, and it was placed above the ring, to symbolise the freedom of the village over the old rulers.

The arms were granted in 1938, but not used. The old arms were restored after 1945. I have no image of this design.





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