Benzweiler

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BENZWEILER

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Simmern-Rheinböllen (until 2020Verbandsgemeinde Rheinböllen)

Official blazon

(de) Schild geteilt: oben in Schwarz ein rotbewehrter goldener Hahn; unten in Silber, belegt mit einem schwarzen Schildchen, darüber ein goldenes Glevenrad mit einem blauen Edelstein auf der Nabe.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 19, 1982.

The lower part shows the arms of the Lords von Schönburg auf Wesel, to whom the area belonged until the 15th century. The rooster is used as a village symbol since the 17th century.