Halingen
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HALINGEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (until 1975 Iserlohn)
Amt : Amt Menden
Incorporated into : 1975 Menden
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 15, 1937.
The lower part shows the arms of the Amt Menden, to which the village belonged. The kettle-hook is a symbol taken from the arms of the Von Dahlhausen family, the oldest known owners of the Dahlhausen estate in the village.
Literature : Belke et al., 1986; Meyer, 1940