Kirchheim (Bas-Rhin)

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KIRCHHEIM

Département : Bas-Rhin

Blason de Kirchheim (Bas-Rhin)/Arms (crest) of Kirchheim (Bas-Rhin)
Official blazon
French De gueules au livre ouvert d'argent chargé d'un texte de sable à la lettrine K majuscule d'or, soutenu d'un tampon encreur d'or.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a book and an ink blotter, symbolising the first printing house established in the Alsace region in the village in the 15th century. The book shows a capital K, the town's initial.

Blason de Kirchheim (Bas-Rhin)

The arms on a cover (2006)

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Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome IV : Communes du département (Holtzheim à Neuwiller), 1955.