Amt Kirchhundem
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AMT KIRCHHUNDEM
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) :Olpe
Incorporated into : 1969 Lennestadt, Kirchhundem
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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 :
- Heinsberg
- Kirchhundem
- Kohlhagen
- Lenne
- Oberhundem
- Saalhausen
 The arms as seen in the Adolfsburg castle (image Klaas Padberg Everboer) |
Literature: Belke et al, 1986