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'''HILCHENBACH''' | '''HILCHENBACH''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] (until 1974 [[Siegen (kreis)|Siegen]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] (until 1974 [[Siegen (kreis)|Siegen]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1969 [[Amt Keppel]], Allenbach (1930 Haarhausen), Dahlbruch, Grund, Hadem, Helberhausen, Lützel, Müsen, Oberndorf, Oechelhausen, Ruckersfeld, Vormwald | Additions: 1969 [[Amt Keppel]], Allenbach (1930 Haarhausen), Dahlbruch, Grund, Hadem, Helberhausen, Lützel, Müsen, Oberndorf, Oechelhausen, Ruckersfeld, Vormwald | ||
[[File:hilchenb.jpg|center]] | [[File:hilchenb.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on October 23, 1911 and confirmed on April 13, 1970. | The arms were officially granted on October 23, 1911 and confirmed on April 13, 1970. | ||
The arms are based on a local seal dating from the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The meaning of the wolf is not clear. The colours were derived from the colours of [[Nassau]], as the area historically belonged to the County Nassau-Siegen. | The arms are based on a local seal dating from the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The meaning of the wolf is not clear. The colours were derived from the colours of [[Nassau]], as the area historically belonged to the County Nassau-Siegen. | ||
From 1887-1911 the town used arms with the local patron saint, St. Vitus rising from behind a city wall, standing in a 'landscape' resembling the local area. | From 1887-1911 the town used arms with the local patron saint, St. Vitus rising from behind a city wall, standing in a 'landscape' resembling the local area. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:hilchenbachz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:hilchenbachz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:hilchenbach.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:hilchenbach.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities H]] | [[Category:German Municipalities H]] |
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