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'''AMT KIRCHHUNDEM''' | '''AMT KIRCHHUNDEM''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State: [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) :[[Olpe (kreis)|Olpe]]<br/> | District (Kreis):[[Olpe (kreis)|Olpe]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1969 [[Lennestadt]], [[Kirchhundem]] | Incorporated into: 1969 [[Lennestadt]], [[Kirchhundem]] | ||
[[File:kirchhun.amt.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:kirchhun.amt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|'''German''' | |'''German''' | ||
| | | blazon wanted | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | blazon wanted | ||
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The small bars in the arms are derived from the medieval Knights of Hundem. The two deer antlers are a symbol of the many deer in the forests. The hook is a local farming symbol and symbolised the agricultural character of the area. | The small bars in the arms are derived from the medieval Knights of Hundem. The two deer antlers are a symbol of the many deer in the forests. The hook is a local farming symbol and symbolised the agricultural character of the area. | ||
The following municipalities belonged to Amt Kirchhundem :<br/> | The following municipalities belonged to Amt Kirchhundem:<br/> | ||
*Heinsberg | *Heinsberg | ||
* [[Kirchhundem]]<br/> | * [[Kirchhundem]]<br/> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as seen in the Adolfsburg castle<br>(image Klaas Padberg Everboer) | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as seen in the Adolfsburg castle<br>(image Klaas Padberg Everboer) | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Belke et al, 1986 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Belke et al, 1986 | ||
[[Category:German Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden]] | [[Category:German Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden]] |
Revision as of 13:09, 21 July 2024
AMT KIRCHHUNDEM
State: Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis):Olpe
Incorporated into: 1969 Lennestadt, Kirchhundem
German | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1938.
The small bars in the arms are derived from the medieval Knights of Hundem. The two deer antlers are a symbol of the many deer in the forests. The hook is a local farming symbol and symbolised the agricultural character of the area.
The following municipalities belonged to Amt Kirchhundem:
- Heinsberg
- Kirchhundem
- Kohlhagen
- Lenne
- Oberhundem
- Saalhausen
The arms as seen in the Adolfsburg castle (image Klaas Padberg Everboer) |
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