Kalletal

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KALLETAL

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Lippe
Additions : 1969 Asendorf, Bavenhausen, Bentorf, Brosen, Erder, Heidelbeck, Henstorf, Hohenhausen, Kalldorf, Langenholzhausen, Lüdenhausen, Osterhagen, Stemmen, Talle, Varenholz, Westorf

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Official blazon

Im goldenen Schildhaupt ein rotes Andreaskreuz, darunter durch Wellenschnitt geteilt in blau ein silberner schwimmender Fisch

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 21, 1972.

The upper half shows a cross derived from the arms of the Lords of Vornholte, who in medieval times owned many possessions in the municipality. The lower half shows a fish, symbol for Stephen Ludwig Jacobi, who, in the late 18th century, established fish farming in the village of Hohenhausen.

Literature : Information provided by Kreis Lippe.