Altenkirchen (Pfalz)

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ALTENKIRCHEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Kusel
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Schönenberg-Kübelberg

Official blazon
German	Unter erhöhtem von Gold und Schwarz geteiltem Schildhaupt in Silber eine blaubedachte rote Kirche mit goldenen Fenstern.
English	(Pfalz) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 4, 1986.

The church is the local village church and a canting element (Kirche=church). The chief shows the colours of the Pfalz region, to which the area historically belonged.

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