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KIRCHHUNDEM

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Olpe
Amt : Kirchhundem (until 1969)
Additions : 1969 Heinsberg, Kirchveischede (partly), Kohlhagen, Oberhundem, Rahrbach

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz zwei gekreuzte, fünfendige goldene Hirschstangen, umgeben von neun waagerechten goldenen Schindeln, zwischen den Schindeln eine aufrechte goldene Wolfsangel Origin/meaning The new arms were granted on February 24, 1972 and are identical to the arms of the former Amt Kirchhundem. The previous arms were granted on April 20, 1938. The dog (Hund) is a canting symbol and derived from the medieval Lords of Hundem, who founded the village and the local church. The two waves symbolise the two rivers that run through the village, the Lenne and the Hundembach. Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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 Additions : 1969 Heinsberg, [[Kirchveischede]] (partly), [[Kohlhagen]], Oberhundem, [[Rahrbach]]
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 The previous arms were granted on April 20, 1938.
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 The dog (Hund) is a canting symbol and derived from the medieval Lords of Hundem, who founded the village and the local church. The two waves symbolise the two rivers that run through the village, the Lenne and the Hundembach.