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The arms are based on the oldest seal of the village, known since 1513. The arms show the (former) patron saints of the local church, St. Mary and St. Catherine (with her attribute, the wheel). The star probably refers to the local court. The arms were already used since the early 20<sup>th</sup> century, but never granted before 1973. | The arms are based on the oldest seal of the village, known since 1513. The arms show the (former) patron saints of the local church, St. Mary and St. Catherine (with her attribute, the wheel). The star probably refers to the local court. The arms were already used since the early 20<sup>th</sup> century, but never granted before 1973. | ||
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DACKENHEIM
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) :Bad Dürkheim
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Freinsheim
Official blazon
In Rot auf grünem Grund nebeneinander, je in goldener Kleidung mit goldener Krone und silberner Gloriole, rechts die Gottesmutter mit dem Kind auf dem rechten Arm, links die heilige Katharina, in der Rechten ein gesenktes silbernes Schwert mit goldenem Knauf und mit einem zerbrochenen roten Rad zu ihren Füßen, oben zwischen den Kronen und Gloriolen ein sechsstrahliger goldener Stern.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 13, 1973.
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the village, known since 1513. The arms show the (former) patron saints of the local church, St. Mary and St. Catherine (with her attribute, the wheel). The star probably refers to the local court. The arms were already used since the early 20th century, but never granted before 1973.
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Literature : Debus, 1988