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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] (until 1975 [[Siegen (kreis)|Siegen]])<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] (until 1975 [[Siegen (kreis)|Siegen]])<br/>
Additions : 1969 [[Amt Ferndorf]], [[Burgholdinghausen]], [[Buschhütten]], [[Eichen (Kreuztal)|Eichen]] (1960 [[Bockenbach]], [[Stendenbach]]), [[Fellinghausen]], [[Ferndorf]], [[Kredenbach]], [[Krombach]], Littfeld, Mittelhees, Oberhees, [[Osthelden]]  
Additions : 1969 [[Amt Ferndorf]], [[Burgholdinghausen]], [[Buschhütten]], [[Eichen (Kreuztal)|Eichen]] (1960 [[Bockenbach]], [[Stendenbach]]), [[Fellinghausen]], [[Ferndorf]], [[Kredenbach]], [[Krombach (Kreuztal)|Krombach]], Littfeld, Mittelhees, Oberhees, [[Osthelden]]  


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KREUZTAL

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen)
Additions : 1969 Amt Ferndorf, Burgholdinghausen, Buschhütten, Eichen (1960 Bockenbach, Stendenbach), Fellinghausen, Ferndorf, Kredenbach, Krombach, Littfeld, Mittelhees, Oberhees, Osthelden

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 27, 1939.

The upper half shows a horn, derived from the 15th century seal of Krombach-Ferndorf. The lower half is a canting element (Kreuz=cross) and symbolises also the fact that the municipality consists of four valleys.

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.