Hornbach (Pfalz)

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HORNBACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südwestpfalz
Verbandsgemeinde : Zweibrücken-Land

Origin/meaning

The old arms, above left, were granted on May 6, 1846; the present arms on January 27, 1926.

The arms show St. Pirminius (Sankt Pirmin), who founded the village and the local monastery in the 8^th century, and who was buried in the monastery in 753. The oldest seal of the village dates from 1456 and shows the torso of the saint. A later 15^th century seal showed the complete saint standing and holding an open book. Until 1790 the local seals all showed this composition. In 1846 the village was granted arms based on these latter seals, but in 1926 the image of the oldest seal was granted as village arms.