Altstadt

	ALTSTADT Country : Germany State : Saarland District (Kreis) : Saarpfalz Kreis (until 1974 Homburg) Incorporated into: 1974 Kirkel Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.323700000000002319211489520967006683349609375,"lon":7.28709999999999968878228173707611858844757080078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Blau ein silberner Wellenbalken im Schildfuß, überdeckt von goldener mit einem festürzten blauen Schwert belegter Deichsel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 14, 1967.

The sword symbolises the old court of justice in the municipality. The Y symbolises that the village is on the crossing of two old Roman roads. The wavy bar symbolises the Blies river in the municipality.

Literature: Information obtained from the Kirkel Council

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