Schneckenhausen
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SCHNEKENHAUSEN
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kaiserslautern
Official blazon
Von Schwarz und Silber geteilt, oben fünf silberne Bollen 2:1:2, unten eine rote Schnecke mit Schneckenhaus.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on March 22, 1960.
The arms combine a canting snail (Schnecke) with the silver balls taken from the arms of the Lords of Sickingen, to which the area historically belonged.
Literature : Debus, 1988