Gimsbach

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GIMSBACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kusel
Incorporated into : 1971 Matzenbach

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 2, 1960.

The blue lion stands for the Counts of Veldenz, who ruled the village until 1444. The mill wheel symbolizes the importance of the Schreckmühle water mill in the village.

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