Municipality of Hellenthal (Germany)

Gemeinde Hellenthal, Kreis Euskirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-10-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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Description of banner:
It is an armorial banner.
Source: by telephone from local administration, but not approved officially and not mentioned within local Hauptsatzung
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2012

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above in a blue field is a silver (= white) "T", probably a St.Anthony cross. Below in a silver (= white) field is a plain red inescutcheon superimposed by a blue label with five flaps.
Meaning:
According to source the Cross above is taken from the old arms of Hellenthal, label and inescutcheon are a modification of the arms of Counts of Salm-Reifferscheid, who played an important role in the area.
Source: Nagel 1986
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2012

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