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![[VG Glan-Münchweiler flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-08.gif) 2:3  image by Jörg Majewski, 21 July 2010
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![[VG Schönenberg-Kübelberg flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-09.gif) 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Aug 2010
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![[VG Waldmohr flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-10.gif) 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 22 Aug 2010
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![[Gries municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-gs.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Aug 2010
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 19 Aug 2010
![[Gries municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-gs_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Aug 2010
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 19 Aug 2010
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Or a crozier issuant Gules, at sinister Azure a pale Argent.
Meaning:
The crozier is symbolisng the long rule of the Benedictine Hornbach Monastery. The sinister half displays the family arms of the von der Leyen kin. The family ruled the Lordship of Blieskastel, to which the village belonged for some 300 years. The lordship had been under direct imperial rule and was given to the family as a fiefdom.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 5 July 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 19 Aug 2010
![[Herschweiler-Pettersheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-hp.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 July 2010
It is a yellow-red-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:5:1 and centred arms on the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 23 July 2010
![[Herschweiler-Pettersheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-hp_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 July 2010
It is a yellow-red-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:5:1 and arms shifted to top on the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 23 July 2010
Shield Or on mount issuant Vert a stag salient Gules armed Or.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 21 January 1987.
Jörg Majewski, 23 July 2010
![[Hüffler municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-hl.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 July 2010
It is a yellow-blue-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the blue stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 24 July 2010
![[Hüffler municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-hl_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 July 2010
It is a yellow-blue-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the blue stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 24 July 2010
Shield Argent a wyvern statant Azure armed and tongued Gules with flames of the same surrounding the tongue, base Sable charged with hammer and mallet Or in saltire.
Meaning:
The wyvern is taken from the village seal from 1747. The tools in base are symbolising former coal mining. The tinctures blue and white are those of the Counts of Veldenz, the tinctures black and golden are those of the Palatine Electorate. The region first belonged to the counts, later to the electors.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 26 November 1985. The arms were approved on 13 March 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 24 July 2010
![[Matzenbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-ma.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 July 2010
It is a green-white-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 25 July 2010
![[Matzenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-ma_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 July 2010
It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 25 July 2010
Shield parted by a bend wavy Argent, above left Azure a watermill wheel issuant Argent, beneath right Vert a Latin cross Argent superimposing a sickle blade of the same.
Meaning:
The arms combine elements from the arms of the former municipalities. The millwheel is taken from the old arms of Matzenbach proper and Gimsbach. The wavy bend is canting and representing a the name giving creek (German: Bach) on the arms of all former municipalities. Cross and sickle are taken from the oldest known seal of Eisenbach, probably displaying local symbols.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 9 July 1987. The arms were approved on 4 November 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 25 July 2010
![[Nanzdietschweiler municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-nd.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 July 2010
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 26 July 2010
![[Nanzdietschweiler municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-nd_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 July 2010
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 26 July 2010
Shield parted by a pale wavy Argent, at dexter Azure a pallet Argent, at sinister Sable a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The lion is taken from the arms of the Palatine Electors, former rulers. The dexter half displays the arms of the von der Leyen kin. The barons of that kin owned Dietschweiler and Nanzweiler. The pale wavy is a representation of the Glan River, which connects both villages.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 19 December 1985. The arms were approved in 1980 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 26 July 2010
![[Ohmbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-ob.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2010
It is a yellow-black horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2010
![[Ohmbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-ob_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2010
It is a yellow-black vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2010
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Sable a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules, at sinister Or abased parted by a fess wavy Azure superimposing a crozier issuant Gules.
Meaning:
The blue wavy fess is a representation of the name giving Ohmbach, a creek. The lion is taken from the arms of the Palatine Electors, to which the village historically belonged. The crozier is alluding to the Benedictine Disibodenberg Monastery, which had several possessions in the village.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 24 July 2001. The arms were approved on 9 March 1971.
Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2010
![[Schönenberg-Kübelberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-sk.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2010
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2010
![[Schönenberg-Kübelberg banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-sk_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2010
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2010
Shield Azure a bend sinister wavy Argent charged in centre with a cross patty Sable, above right a flower Argent seeded Or, beneath left a bucket Or with hoops Argent.
Meaning:
The wooden bucket (German: Kübel) is taken from the arms of the two former municipalities Kübelberg and Schönenberg. The blue and silver colours, the colours of Bayern, are also taken from the previous arms. The wavy bend is symbolising the many waters in the area, the Ohmtal Lake and the clean groundwater. The black cross is the symbol of the Teutonic Order, which owned large estates in the village. The flower is representing nature and tourism.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 5 September 1978. The arms were approved on 25 November 1975.
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2010
![[Steinbach am Glan municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-sg.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 July 2010
The flag is quartered of white and blue with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 July 2010
![[Steinbach am Glan municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-sg_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Jul 2010
The banner is off-centred quartered of white and blue with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 July 2010
Shield parted per pale; at dexter Argent on base Vert a deciduous tree of the same, at sinister Azure a belfry Gules with roof, base and flanches Or and with windows Azure; chief parted per pale, at dexter Azure a diamond Argent facetted Sable, at sinister Or hammer and mallet in saltire Sable.
Meaning:
The local belfry is a protected monument next to the "linden of peace", a natural monument. Both are represented on the arms. The chief is symbolising business lines, cutting of gemstones at dexter and mining at sinister.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA and Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 23 April 1986.
Jörg Majewski, 27 July 2010
![[Wahnwegen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-ww.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 July 2010
It is a horizontal 5-stripes flag, alternating of white and blue, with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 July 2010
![[Wahnwegen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-ww_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 July 2010
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner, alternating of white and blue, with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 July 2010
Shield Argent an 8-spokes wheel Azure.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a local seal from 1747. The tinctures are those of the Counts of Veldenz. The wheel probably is symbolising agriculture.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 12 February 1988.
Jörg Majewski, 28 July 2010
![[Waldmohr city flag]](../images/d/de-kp-03-wm.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Aug 2010
It is a white-black horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 25 Aug 2010
![[Waldmohr city banner]](../images/d/de-kp-03-wm_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Aug 2010
It is a white-black vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 25 Aug 2010
Shield parted per fess, above Gules a demi-lion issuant Argent, beneath Or two intertwined initials Sable "W" and "M".
Meaning:
A lion had been the heraldic animal of the Counts of Homburg and their successors, the Counts of Veldenz, who ruled the city since 1383. The tinctures of the lion are those of the former kin. The initials are an abbreviation of the name of the city. The first local seal, existence is proven since 1676, displayed the head of a punning negro (German: Mohr) and the initials. In 1925 different arms were granted, displaying the demi-lion in the tinctures of Veldenz, i.e. blue armed and tongued red. Beneath the initials were silver on a black field.
Sources: Stadler 1966, p.62 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 14 March 1985. The current arms were approved on 23 September 1982 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pflaz. The old arms were confirmed in 1925 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 25 Aug 2010
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