Kettenhausen

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KETTENHAUSEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Altenkirchen
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen (Westerwald))

Official blazon

(de) Unter silberem Schildhaupt, darin schwarze Kette, gespalten durch eine eingeschweifte goldene Spitze, darin Schwarz gekreuzte Hammer und Schlägel, vorn in Rot ein goldener, blaugezungt und -bewerter leopardierter Löwe, hinten in Grün drei goldene Ähren. |- |English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |}

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The lion is taken from the arms of the COunts of Sayn, to whom the village historically belonged. The wheatears and the miner's tools refer to agriculture and lead mining in the municipality. The chief shows a canting chain (Kette).