Keskastel
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KESKASTEL
Département : Bas-Rhin
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting (Kastel=castle) and are adopted in 1953.
The name "Keskastel" comes from Caesaris Castelum, which means Castle of Ceasar. In fact, there are some traces of Roman civilization and some Roman ruins in the forest near Keskastel.
Literature : Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome IV : Communes du département (Holtzheim à Neuwiller), 1955.