Engelskirchen
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ENGELSKIRCHEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Oberbergischer Kreis
Additions : 1974 Amt Engelskirchen, Ründeroth
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 24, 1976.
The arms show in the upper part the lion of the Counts of Berg and in the lower the chequered bar of the arms of the Counts of the Mark. Historically the municipality was part of both counties.
Literature : Nagel, R : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, 1986.