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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
*(de) | *(de) Schrägrechts gerautet von Silber und Blau, im rechten Obereck ein Schildchen darin in Silber ein goldbewehrter, rotgezungter blauer Löwe. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted in 1953. | The arms were granted in 1953. | ||
The arms show the lion of the counts of Veldenz on the arms of the Wittelsbach family. | The arms show the lion of the counts of Veldenz on the arms of the Wittelsbach family. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1475.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms of the Counts of Veldenz, 1475 | |||
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The counts of Veldenz founded a castle in Emichonen in 1115 and named themselves after the area (Von Veldenz). The town became a city in 1286 as a grant of King Rudolf of Habsburg. The counts of Veldenz ruled until 1444, when the county was incorporated in Pfalz-Zweibrücken. From 1543-1694 a branch of the Wittelsbach family (see also [[Bayern]]), who ruled the Pfalz since the 13<sup>th</sup> century, named themselves after Veldenz. Consequently the Wittelsbach arms were incorporated in the towns arms. | The counts of Veldenz founded a castle in Emichonen in 1115 and named themselves after the area (Von Veldenz). The town became a city in 1286 as a grant of King Rudolf of Habsburg. The counts of Veldenz ruled until 1444, when the county was incorporated in Pfalz-Zweibrücken. From 1543-1694 a branch of the Wittelsbach family (see also [[Bayern]]), who ruled the Pfalz since the 13<sup>th</sup> century, named themselves after Veldenz. Consequently the Wittelsbach arms were incorporated in the towns arms. | ||