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Revision as of 07:49, 7 July 2024

AMT KEPPEL

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1974 Siegen)
Incorporated into: 1969 Hilchenbach

Wappen von Amt Keppel/Arms (crest) of Amt Keppel
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 17, 1937.

The arms show in the base the choir of the large Abbey of Keppel, founded in the 13th century. The Amt is named after the Abbey. The lion in the upper part of the new arms is the lion of Nassau, as the area belonged to the County Nassau-Siegen. The lion of Nassau is also part of all the Ämter is the (former) district Siegen.

The following municipalities belonged to the Amt Keppel:

  • Allenbach (1930 Haarhausen)
  • Dahlbruch
  • Grund
  • Hadem
  • Helberhausen
  • Lützel
  • Müsen
  • Oberndorf
  • Oechelhausen
  • Ruckersfeld
  • Vormwald





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Literature: Meijer, 1940.