Buchen (Siegen)

BUCHEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen)
Incorporated into : 1966 Hüttental (1975 Siegen)

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms of Buchen were granted on May 27, 1939.

The upper part shows a horn, the symbol of the Amt Ferndorf, to which the municipality belonged. The lower half shows a canting beech leaf, Buche means beech.

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