Herschweiler-Pettersheim

HERSCHWEILER-PETTERSHEIM Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Kusel Verbandsgemeinde : Oberes Glantal (until 2017 Glan-Münchweiler) 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":49.47659999999999769215719425119459629058837890625,"lon":7.34640000000000004121147867408581078052520751953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Gold auf gewölbtem grünem Grund ein springender goldbewehrter roter Hirsch.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1951.

The arms are based on the old seal of Herschweiler, known from 1733. The deer probably is canting for the old name Hirschweiler (deer-field). The colours were chosen arbitrarily.

Literature: Debus, 1988