Karbach (Hunsrück)

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KARBACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Emmelshausen

Official blazon

(de) Eein gespaltenes Schild: vorn in Blau einen goldenen Schräglinksbalken, hinten in Silber St. Quintin in goldenem Panzerhemd und rotem Mantel, in der Rechten einen grünen Palmwedel, in der Linken einen Bratspieß haltend.

Origin/meaning

The arms of Karbach combine the historical arms of the Lords of Ehrenburg as the village belonged to the Ehrenburg estate. The left half shows the local patron saint, St. Quintin, with his symbols, a palm leaf and a skewer.