Nahbollenbach
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NAHBOLLENBACH
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Birkenfeld
Incorporated into: 1970 Idar-Oberstein
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 13, 1965.
The lion in the right half is the lion of the Lords of Oberstein, to which the area historically belonged. The wavy bend symbolises the Bollenbach river, the urn refers to the early Roman grave that was found in the area in 1953.
Literature : Heyen und Zimmer, 1966