Heuchelheim (Reichelsheim)

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HEUCHELHEIM

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Wetteraukreis (until 1972 Büdingen)
Incorporated into : 1972 Reichelsheim

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show an orb as a symbol of Justice, as in the Middle Ages there was a court in the village. The orb also appears, surrounded by palm leaves, in the oldest known seal of the village, dating from 1677.


Literature : Demandt and Renthoff, 1956