The lion recalls the town's former overlord, the Electorate of the Palatinate.

The town was part of the Electorate of the Palatinate from around 1362.

The castle occupied by the Electorate of the Palatinate.

After changing ownership several times, it belonged more than 300 years to the Electorate of the Palatinate.

Thereafter it was a part of the Electorate of the Palatinate until 1651.

In medieval times the region was part of the Electorate of the Palatinate.

As a result, in 1543, the abbey lost its imperial immediacy to the Electorate of the Palatinate.

In 1673, the village passed to the Electorate of the Palatinate.

After that, the town belonged for nearly 600 years to the Electorate of the Palatinate.

From 1633 the village belonged to the Electorate of the Palatinate.