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The oldest seals of the village, dating from the 16th and 17<sup>th</sup> century show the patron saint, St. Kilian, as a bishop holding a staff. After 1637 the local seals only showed the name of the village. The above proposal shows the attributes of St. Kilian in the colours of the arms of the Gemünden Abbey, to which the village belonged until 1637. | The oldest seals of the village, dating from the 16th and 17<sup>th</sup> century show the patron saint, St. Kilian, as a bishop holding a staff. After 1637 the local seals only showed the name of the village. The above proposal shows the attributes of St. Kilian in the colours of the arms of the Gemünden Abbey, to which the village belonged until 1637. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956 | ||
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State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Westerwaldkreis (until 1974 Oberwesterwaldkreis)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Rennerod
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The oldest seals of the village, dating from the 16th and 17th century show the patron saint, St. Kilian, as a bishop holding a staff. After 1637 the local seals only showed the name of the village. The above proposal shows the attributes of St. Kilian in the colours of the arms of the Gemünden Abbey, to which the village belonged until 1637.
Literature: Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956