Engelskirchen

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ENGELSKIRCHEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Oberbergischer Kreis
Additions : 1974 Amt Engelskirchen, Ründeroth

Official blazon

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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.