Bontkirchen

	BONTKIRCHEN Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis): Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Brilon) Amt: Amt Thülen Incorporated into: 1975 Brilon Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.35470000000000112549969344399869441986083984375,"lon":8.6591000000000004632738637155853211879730224609375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold eine naturfarbene blaubedachte Kirche über einem von Silber zu Grün im Wellenschnitt schräg geteilten Schildfuß.
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The arms were officially granted on December 1, 1954.

The church is a canting element (Kirche=church) and resembles the local church. The base refers to the Itter river.

Literature:Belke et al., 1986

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