Gimsbach

GIMSBACH Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Kusel Incorporated into : 1971 Matzenbach Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.50439999999999685087459511123597621917724609375,"lon":7.451100000000000278532752417959272861480712890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Von Rot und Silber gespalten, rechts über durch Wellenlinie geteiltem blauem Schildfuß ein halbes goldenes Mühlrad am Spalt, links ein goldbewehrter und -bezungter blauer Löwe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 2, 1960.

The blue lion stands for the Counts of Veldenz, who ruled the village until 1444. The mill wheel symbolizes the importance of the Schreckmühle water mill in the village.

Literature: Debus, 1988