Amt Kirchhundem

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AMT KIRCHHUNDEM

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

Wappen von Amt Kirchhundem

Official blazon

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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

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

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