Kinzigtal

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KINZIGTAL

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ortenaukreis (until 1973 Wolfach)
Incorporated into : 1971 [Wolfach]]

Official blazon

In Gold auf einem mit blauem Wellenpfahl belegten grünen Schildfuß zwei aus den Schildflanken kommende schwarze Dreiberge.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1949, but not officially granted.

The arms show the Kinzig river in the Kinzig valley and were based on a seal from the middle of the 19^th century which showed a river and two mountains.

Literature : Huber, 1987