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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry
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HÖHEINÖD
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Pirmasens
Verbandsgemeinde : Waldfischbach-Burgalben

Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on February 12, 1962.
The village belonged during the times of the Holy Roman Empire to four families/rulers (simultaneously and subsequently) that are represented in the arms as follows. The silver eagle represents the County and later Principality of Leiningen; the red lion represents the duchy of Zweibrücken; the 3 red chevrons represent the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg; and the five silver balls on black the Lords of Sickingen.
Literature : Debus, 1988
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