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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry HILST State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Pirmasens Verbandsgemeinde : Pirmasens-Land Origin/meaning: The arms were granted on December 20, 1984. The chevron is taken from the arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, who ruled the area for a long period of time until 1793. The crosier is taken as a symbol for the Stürzelbronn Abbey, which had many possessions in the village. The holly is a canting element, the name is derived from Hulis, which resembled the medieval German word for holly (now it is Stechpalme, but in Dutch still hulst). Literature : Debus, 1988

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