From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tiefenthal, Bad Kreuznach
Tiefenthal, Bad Kreuznach
Tiefenthal Area 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation 180 m (591 ft)
Population 128 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density 95 /km2 (246 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence KH
plate
Postal code 55546
Area code 06709
Website www.tiefenthal.de
Tiefenthal is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuz-
nach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Coat of Arms
The coat of Arms of Tiefenthal includes a sword, a ham-
mer, and a lion, each with symbolic significance beyond
Tiefenthal traditional heraldry. The lion is included because of a lo-
Location of Tiefenthal within Bad Kreuznach district cal folk tale wherein a pride of lions came out of the near-
by forest one day in antiquity and terrorized the town for
twelve days and twelve nights, only to disappear at dawn
on the twelfth day. To this day, a superstitious fear of all
feline animals persists. The sword and hammer shown in
the coat of arms relate to the same story; the town black-
smith is said to have created a sword and a hammer to
drive the lions out of town, but neither was finished be-
fore the lions left of their own accord, and these weapons
are said to be buried with the blacksmith who died of
grief over his wife, maimed in the lion attack because of
his dedication to the creation of the two weapons.
References
Coordinates 49°45′34″N 7°54′23″E / 49.75944°N 7.90639°E [1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2010" (in
/ 49.75944; 7.90639Coordinates: 49°45′34″N German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
7°54′23″E / 49.75944°N 7.90639°E / 49.75944;
2011. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/
7.90639
dokumente/berichte/A1033_201022_hj_G.pdf.
Administration
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bad Kreuznach
Municipal Bad Kreuznach
assoc.
Mayor Gerlinde Freithofer-Hohenegg
Basic statistics
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