Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

VERBANDSGEMEINDE ALTENKIRCHEN (WESTERWALD) Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Altenkirchen Incorporated into: 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.675600000000002864908310584723949432373046875,"lon":7.64590000000000014068746168049983680248260498046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Rot goldene Eichel über erniedrigter eingeschweifter goldener Spitze, darin schwarzer Hammer und Schlegel gekreuzt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms show the lion from the city of Altenkirchen (Westerwald), and a bordure as a symbol for a Verbandsgemeinde. The colours of the bordure are those of Prussia.

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  Postal cancellation

To the Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen (Westerwald) belonged:

• Almersbach
• Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
• Bachenberg
• Berod bei Hachenburg
• Birnbach
• Busenhausen
• Eichelhardt
• Ersfeld
• Fiersbach
• Fluterschen
• Forstmehren
• Gieleroth
• Hasselbach
• Helmenzen
• Helmeroth
• Hemmelzen
• Heupelzen
• Hilgenroth
• Hirz-Maulsbach
• Idelberg
• Ingelbach
• Isert
• Kettenhausen
• Kircheib
• Kraam
• Mammelzen
• Mehren (Westerwald)
• Michelbach (Westerwald)
• Neitersen
• Obererbach (Westerwald)
• Oberirsen
• Oberwambach
• Ölsen
• Racksen
• Rettersen
• Schöneberg
• Sörth
• Stürzelbach
• Volkerzen
• Werkhausen
• Weyerbusch
• Wölmersen

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