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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]]


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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/>

Revision as of 13:09, 21 July 2024

AMT KIRCHHUNDEM

State: Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis):Olpe
Incorporated into: 1969 Lennestadt, Kirchhundem

Wappen von Amt Kirchhundem/Arms (crest) of Amt Kirchhundem
Official blazon
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:

Wappen von Amt Kirchhundem/Coat of arms (crest) of Amt Kirchhundem

The arms as seen in the Adolfsburg castle
(image Klaas Padberg Everboer)



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