Altrip

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ALTRIP

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Pfalz Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : since 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Waldsee

Official blazon

(de) In Schwarz auf grünem Grund ein rotbezungter und -bewehrter goldener Löwe, einen schräglinksgeteilten Wappenschild haltend, der oben von Silber und Blau gerautet ist und unten in Rot einen goldenen Anker zeigt.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 2, 1926.

The arms show the lion of the Pfalz, holding a shield with in the upper part the diamonds of the Wittelsbach family, Kings of Bayern and Counts of the Palatinate (Pfalz). The anchor is a symbol for the importance of sailing and the local harbour on the Rhine river. The town belonged since 1574 to the Pfalz and the arms first appear in the 17^th century, with the lion as supporter.