Buchen (Siegen)
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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BUCHEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen)
Incorporated into : 1966 Hüttental (1975 Siegen)
Official blazon
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.
Literature : Meijer, 1940