Kirrweiler (Pfalz)

KIRRWEILER

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kusel (until 1969 Birkenfeld)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein (until 2014 Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken)

Official blazon
German	In schräglinks geteiltem Schild vorne in Gold ein blaubewehrter und -gezungter roter Löwe nach links, hinten in Schwarz zwei goldene Eichblätter mit goldener Eichel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 20, 1964.

The red lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of the Rhein, who ruled the area in medieval times. The oak leaf refers to the ancient Kreuz- or Elendseiche oak tree in the village.

Literature: Debus, 1988

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