Stendenbach
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STENDENBACH
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen)
Incorporated into : 1960 Eichen (1969 Kreuztal)
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms of Stendenbach were granted on May 27, 1939.
The upper part shows a wall-anchir, a symbol taken from the arms of the local Lords of Wildenberg, who had their estate in the municipality. The lower part shows a horn, the symbol of the <a href="amter/ferndorfAmt Ferndorf]], to which the municipality belonged.
Literature : Meijer, 1940