sentences:  The charge in the upper half of the escutcheon, the oaktree, refers to the old oaktree in the village, which stands as a natural monument.The pale (vertical stripe) in the lower half of the escutcheon is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the House of Leyen.The arms have been borne since 1969 when they were approved by the now defunct "Regierungsbezirk" administration in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.