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![[VG Pirmasens-Land flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03.gif)
2:3 
image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2011
It is a red-white-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:1:1 and centred arms.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2011
![[VG Pirmasens-Land banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski,
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:1:1 and arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2011
Shield Azure a lion rampant barry of 10 of Argent and Gules holding an inescutcheon Or, parted by three chevrons Gules, by his forepaws, orle of eight pieces, alternating of Argent and Gules
Meaning:
The area of the associated municipality historically was ruled by the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, represented by the chevrons, and later by the Landgraves of Hessen-Darmstadt, represented by the lion. The orle is symbolising the status of an associated municipality.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 17 February 1984. The arms were approved on 27 January 1978.
Jörg Majewski, 20 Aug 2011
![[Bottenbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-bo.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2011
It is a red-yellow-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the yellow stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2011
![[Bottenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-bo_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2011
It is a red-yellow-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the yellow stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2011
Shield Vert parted by a bend wavy Argent, above left a Gothic initial "B" Or, beneath right a tower issuant Gules with spire and edges Or.
Meaning:
The lower half refers to a local tower, the only historical building in the village. The initial is the first letter of the name of the village. It was also used on the old border stones of the village. The bend wavy is a canting element, representing the name giving creek.The green colour is symbolising nature, the colours of the tower are those of the Counts of Zweibrücken.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 5 August 1983. The arms were approved on 23 March 1981.
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2011
![[Eppenbrunn municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-ep.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 22 Aug 2011
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 22 Aug 2011
![[Eppenbrunn municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-ep_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 22 Aug 2011
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 22 Aug 2011
Shield parted per fess, above Or three chevrons Gules, beneath a masoned fountain Argent with water Azure in base.
Meaning:
The upper half displays the family arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, who ruled the village from 1606-1804. The fountain (German: Brunnen) is a canting element.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 12 April 1985. The arms were approved on 5 March 1951.
Jörg Majewski, 22 Aug 2011
![[Hilst municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-hi.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Aug 2011
The flag is quartered of yellow and red with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 23 Aug 2011
![[Hilst municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-hi_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Aug 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of yellow and red with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 23 Aug 2011
Shield Or under a chevron Gules a holly Vert fruited Gules, dexter flanch Vert a crozier Or in pale.
Meaning:
The chevron displays a differentiation of the family arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, whose arms displayed three chevrons. They ruled the area for a long period of time until 1793. The crozier is representing the Cistercian Stürzelbronn Abbey, which owned many possessions in the village. The holly is a canting element, the name is derived from Hulis, which resembled the medieval German word for holly (now it is Stechpalme, but in Dutch still hulst).
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 31 January 1990. The arms were approved on 20 December 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 23 Aug 2011
![[Kröppen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-kp.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Aug 2011
The flag is quartered of yellow and red with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Aug 2011
![[Kröppen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-kp_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Aug 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of yellow and red with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Aug 2011
Shield parted per fess embowed reversed; above Vert a plough Argent under an oak twig of the same with two leaves and one acorn, flanked at dexter by a crozier in pale in counterchanged tinctures and at sinister by a Gothic minuscule "k"; beneath Or three chevrons Gules.
Meaning:
The lower half displays the family arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, who ruled the area for a long period of time until 1793. The crozier is representing the Cistercian Stürzelbronn Abbey, which owned many possessions in the village. The oak twig and the plough are symbolising the agricultural character of the municipality. The minuscule is the first letter of the name of the village. Finally, the line of partition symbolises that the village is situated in a valley.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 2 November 1999. The arms were approved on 24 March 1986.
Jörg Majewski, 27 Aug 2011
![[Lemberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-lb.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Aug 2011
It is a red-yellow-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the yellow stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 Aug 2011
![[Lemberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-lb_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Aug 2011
It is a red-yellow-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the yellow stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 Aug 2011
Shield parted per fess, above Or three chevrons Gules, beneath Argent a horseshoe Azure.
Meaning:
The Lordship of Lemberg, including the namesake castle and market town, was acquired by the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg in 1570. Lemberg had been seat of a district (German: Amt), but due to destructions by warfare in 1636 and 1689 the seat moved to Pirmasens in 1697. The arms are based on a local seal. The horseshoe is a local symbol and the upper half displays the family arms of the counts. The arms of the counts display three complete chevrons, the seal and the present arms do not completely show the lower chevron.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.42
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 15 October 1980. The arms were approved on 28 May 1949.
Jörg Majewski, 28 Aug 2011
![[Obersimten municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-os.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Aug 2011
It is a red-white-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 29 Aug 2011
![[Obersimten municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-os_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Aug 2011
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 29 Aug 2011
Shield parted by a thin pall reversed Argent, above right Gules three chevrons Or, above left Vert a crozier Or in bend flanked by two initials of the same "S" above left and "A" beneath right; beneath Vert a plough Argent.
Meaning:
The upper dexter field displays the arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg in counterchanged tinctures. The upper sinister field is referring to the Cistercian Stürzelbronn Abbey. The plough and the green tincture are symbolising agriculture.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 23 August 1991. The arms were approved on 5 July 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 29 Aug 2011
![[Ruppertsweiler municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-rp.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 Aug 2011
It is a white-green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 Aug 2011
![[Ruppertsweiler municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-rp_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 Aug 2011
It is a white-green vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 Aug 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Vert a reversed horn Argent in pale with annexed tassel of Or and Gules, at sinister Or three chevrons Gules.
Meaning:
The sinister half displays the arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, who ruled the area for a long period of time until 1793. The horn is alluding to the former watch tower above the village. The green colour is symbolising nature.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 7 March 1989. The arms were approved on 27 October 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 30 Aug 2011
![[Schweix municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-sx.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
![[Schweix municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-sx_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
Shield Or a chevron Gules, above flanked by two oak twigs Vert, both having two leaves and one acorn, in base a cogwheel Azure.
Meaning:
The chevron is a differentiation of the arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, whose family arms displayed three chevrons. They ruled the area for a long period of time until 1793. The oak branches in the upper half are alluding to nature, the cogwheel to industries.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 15 September 1989. The arms were approved on 25 May 1981.
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
![[Trulben municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-tr.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
It is a red-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
![[Trulben municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-tr_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
Shield Or in chief three chevrons Gules and in base three bars wavy Azure, sinister flanch Gules a crozier Or in pale.
Meaning:
The three wavy bars are representing the three creeks in the municipality. They are also a canting element, the name is said to be derived from "Trualb" or "Drei Alben" (three streams), but etymologically this is not correct. The chevrons are taken from the arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, who ruled the village until the late 18th century. The crozier is alluding to the Cistercian Stürzelbronn Abbey, which started forest clearance and cultivation of land in the Middle Ages. The abbey had much influence and possessions in the area for many centuries.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 13 March 1990. The arms were approved on 21 March 1983.
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2011
![[Vinningen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-03-vi.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2011
![[Vinningen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-03-vi_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2011
Shield parted per pale, above Azure a demi-lion issuant barry of four of Argent and Gules crowned Or, beneath Or three chevrons Gules.
Meaning:
The arms display the family arms of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, former local rulers, below and a differentiation of the arms of their successors, the Landgraves of Hessen-Darmstadt, above.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 30 August 1988. The arms were approved on 18 October 1950.
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2011
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