Kerkingen

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KERKINGEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ostalbkreis (until 1973 Aalen)
Incorporated into : 1972 Bopfingen

Official blazon

(de) In Gold ein aufgeschlagenes Buch mit rotem Schnitt und silbernen Blättern, belegt mit zwei blauen Augen.

Origin/meaning

The arms show the attributes of Saint Odile of Alsace, the local patron saint. As the patroness of ocular afflictions and ear diseases, St. Odile is often depicted with a pair of eyes on a book.