Amt Brebach

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AMT BREBACH

State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Saarbrücken
Incorporated into : 1974 Saarbrücken

Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on November 15, 1953.

The arms show a cogwheel, symbol for the many industries and (former) watermills in the area. The seven spokes refer to the (then) seven municipalities in the Amt.

To Amt Brebach belonged:

• Bischmisheim
• Bliesransbach
• Brebach-Fechingen (1959 Brebach, Fechingen)
• Bübingen
• Güdingen
• Schafbrücke (since 1960)
• Scheidt

Literature : Lehne and Kohler, 1981