Bergen (bei Kirn)

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BERGEN (BEI KIRN)

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Verbandsgemeinde : Herrstein

Official blazon
German	In schräggeteiltem Schild vorne in Schwarz ein silberner Dreiberg schräg, hinten ein blaubewehrter und -gezungter roter Löwe in Gold.
English	(bei Kirn) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 23, 1962.

The arms are a combination of the lion of the arms of the Wild- or Rheingrafen, to whom the village historically belonged, and in the base three canting mountains (Berge).