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====Official blazon==== | |||
In Silber zwei schwarze Balken, belegt mit einem blauen schräglinks laufenden Wellenbalken und rechts oben mit einem Mühlrad in verwechselten Farben mit 16 Schaufeln. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were officially granted on ?? | The arms were officially granted on ?? | ||
The two black bars are taken from the arms of the Counts of | The two black bars are taken from the arms of the Counts of Isenburg(-Birstein), who played an important role in the local history. The wavy bend symbolises the many (small) streams in the municipality, such as the Salz, Bracht and Reichenbach. The water-mill wheel symbolises the many former water-mills in these rivers. | ||
The 16 blades refer to the 16 villages and hamlets in the municipality. | |||
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