Kapsweyer

KAPSWEYER

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südliche Weinstrasse
Verbandsgemeinde: Bad Bergzabern

Official blazon
German	Geteilt und oben sechsfach von Grün und Silber geteilt, unten in Rot eine mit einem Tor mit geschlossenem silbernem Gatter versehene silberne Zinnenburg mit erhöhtem Mittelturm zwischen zwei niedrigen Zinnentürmen, dahinter je ein schräg nach außen gestellter goldener Abtstab.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 1, 1970.

The area was until the end of the 18th century a possession of the Abbey of Weissenburg, and the lower half shows the arms of the Abbey. The upper half shows the arms of the oldest known lords of the area and predecessors of the abbey, the Lords of Fleckenstein.

Literature: Debus, 1988

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